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David Smith vs Jon Trickett

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 Jon Trickett
Jon Trickett
Lab Normanton and Hemsworth

Voting alignment

David Smith and Jon Trickett voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 10 different votes 350 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,422 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
892
56.2% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
694
43.8% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
30 years, 9 months
Since 1 Feb 1996

Debates

98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
40
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
44
-125.2 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,892,928
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£272,604
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
71 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
No
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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