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David Smith vs Alison Bennett

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

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

David Smith and Alison Bennett voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 250 different votes 299 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 41% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 6% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 445 of 649
Participation
71.2%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
402
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
580 eligible divisions
201
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0% of votes cast
201
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
128
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
99
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Contributions
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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