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Angela Rayner vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 0 different votes 201 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
19 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 650
1,582
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
595 eligible divisions
880
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
204
49.0% of votes cast
702
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
212
51.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
449
+300.4 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
107
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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