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David Smith vs Aphra Brandreth

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 263 different votes 268 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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 446 of 650
Participation
65.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 509 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
563 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
47.0 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
195
53.0 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API