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Alison Griffiths vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and David Smith voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 287 different votes 309 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 33 No
Tax 2% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
191
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
241
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Appearances
74
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
157
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
100
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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