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David Smith vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

David Smith and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,349 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
976
56.7 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
744
43.3 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
103
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
142
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
81 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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