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David Smith vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 5 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
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 81% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.8% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.2% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

97
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Appearances
57
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
140
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
93
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
6
3 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
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API