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David Smith vs Debbie Abrahams

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 2 different votes 351 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
450
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,417 eligible divisions
222
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
926
54.3% of votes cast
228
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
778
45.7% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
138
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
80
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
81 of 98 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API