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David Smith vs Jim McMahon

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 1 different votes 343 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
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
245
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API