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David Smith vs Blake Stephenson

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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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

David Smith and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 275 different votes 295 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 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 2% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
84
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
100
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
Contributions
164
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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