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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Sarah Smith

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


Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Sarah Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 156 different votes 161 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
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
Participation
64.3 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 648
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
338
526 eligible divisions
708
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
53.6 % of votes cast
766
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
157
46.4 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
Contributions
54
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Migration
119 of 169 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Transport
61 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
Trade
59 of 88 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API