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David Chadwick vs Sarah Smith

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

Photograph of David Chadwick
David Chadwick
LD Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
vs
Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

David Chadwick and Sarah Smith voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 218 different votes 249 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 650
Participation
61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
386
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
346
563 eligible divisions
206
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
53.2 % of votes cast
180
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
162
46.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
126
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,068
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£178,068
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
7
4 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
24 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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