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Member of Parliament

Sarah Smith

Lab Labour Hyndburn ID 5117
Parliamentary Constituency
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Sarah has voted in 62.4% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Sarah has voted against the party's recorded majority 14 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 368 of 590 eligible divisions (62.4%). Commons average: 72.6%.

368

Total votes

194

Aye

174

No

14

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 194 / Noes 174

Divisions

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Division Vote
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Trade
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment
Defence
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Defence
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
Defence
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
Transport
No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Trade 6/7 (86%)
Migration 10/13 (77%)
Defence 25/34 (74%)
Benefits 22/30 (73%)
Education 36/50 (72%)

Lowest topic participation

Digital / Online Safety 2/11 (18%)
Transport 7/29 (24%)
Democracy / Parliament 6/14 (43%)
Environment / Climate 4/9 (44%)
NHS / Health 5/11 (45%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Sarah Smith voted in?

Sarah Smith has recorded votes in 368 of 590 eligible Commons divisions (62.4% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Sarah Smith voted against their party?

Sarah Smith has voted against the party majority 14 times in the imported division data. Source