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David Smith vs Esther McVey

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 175 different votes 178 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API