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David Smith vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

David Smith and Jesse Norman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 240 different votes 249 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 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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