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Sarah Smith vs Tom Hayes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Tom Hayes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 11 different votes 346 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
54 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
636 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.1% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
261
50.9% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
162
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
220
+50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API