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David Reed vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

David Reed and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 1 different votes 285 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
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API