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David Smith vs James Wild

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

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
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James Wild
Con North West Norfolk

Voting alignment

David Smith and James Wild voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 275 different votes 281 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 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
85.9%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,425
1,658 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
709
49.8% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
716
50.2% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
133
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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