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David Smith vs Edward Morello

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 Edward Morello
Edward Morello
LD West Dorset

Voting alignment

David Smith and Edward Morello voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 225 different votes 260 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
60.0%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 649
408
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
352
587 eligible divisions
202
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
53.4% of votes cast
206
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
164
46.6% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
194
+112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
98
-43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
Contributions
249
+107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£153,227
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£153,227
32% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Education
37 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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