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David Smith vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

David Smith and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 228 different votes 231 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 405 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
438
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,765
2,405 eligible divisions
213
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
48.9% of votes cast
225
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
902
51.1% of votes cast
16
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Appearances
11
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
126
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
20
-134.6 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
186 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API