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David Smith vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

David Smith and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 0 different votes 255 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
25 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

76
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
48
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
102
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
112
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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