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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 192 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 191 different votes 192 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 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 396 of 648
Participation
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 356 of 648
377
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,312 eligible divisions
191
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
828
48.6 % of votes cast
186
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
874
51.4 % of votes cast
14
3.7 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 648
Appearances
11
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 648
55
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 648
Contributions
20
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648

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
5 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
23 of 23 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Transport
19 of 21 votes
#5
Energy
52 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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