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David Smith vs Carla Denyer

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 Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central

Voting alignment

David Smith and Carla Denyer voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 132 different votes 314 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
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 92% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 82% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 17 No
Tax 73% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
2 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 436 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 649
401
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
201
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
55.0 % of votes cast
200
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
192
45.0 % of votes cast
14
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
37
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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
£229,692
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£229,692
2 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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