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David Smith vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

David Smith and Afzal Khan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 0 different votes 324 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
22 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
738
44.3% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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