Compare

David Smith vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

David Smith and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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
19 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,754
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
961
54.8% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.2% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
58
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 481 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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