MP for Hyndburn
“A party-loyal Labour backbencher with a strong pro-worker and pro-protest stance, who has shown independence on end-of-life legislation.”
Sarah Smith is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Hyndburn, elected in July 2024. She serves on the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, and previously sat on the Railways Bill committee in early 2026. Her parliamentary work reflects a focus on housing, local government, workers’ rights and related social issues.
She is highly loyal to her party (98% vs 99% party average) but has unusually low attendance (13% vs 34%). She has five rebel votes, including several on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025. Her voting record shows strong support for workers’ rights and trade union powers and for protest rights, while generally opposing stricter bus regulation and harsher prison sentences, and she has tended to oppose transgender rights. Overall, her position is left-leaning (22/100 on the 0=left, 100=right scale).
Declared financial interests include land and property (within or outside the UK) and shareholdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
3 positions
Ecclesiastical Committee
Since Nov 2024
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Since Oct 2024
Railways Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPrivilege
NOCrime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYERailways Bill
Parliamentary role · 7 Jan 2026
Ecclesiastical Committee
Parliamentary role · 5 Nov 2024
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 2024
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
