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David Smith vs Janet Daby

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Janet Daby voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 10 different votes 309 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
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
1,982 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
784
53.4% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
684
46.6% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
8 years, 5 months
Since 14 Jun 2018

Debates

98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
108
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£1,581,636
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£267,555
18% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Migration
147 of 162 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 47 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
98 of 113 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
65 of 78 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API