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David Smith vs David Davis

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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David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

David Smith and David Davis voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 181 different votes 187 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
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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