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David Smith vs Graham Stuart

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Graham Stuart voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 230 different votes 244 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 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 285 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
47.2% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
955
52.8% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
332
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£299,689
33% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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

#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Energy
57 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API