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David Smith vs Josh Fenton-Glynn

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 Josh Fenton-Glynn
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Lab Calder Valley

Voting alignment

David Smith and Josh Fenton-Glynn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 4 different votes 386 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
Participation
86.1%
14% above average
Rank 71 of 650
439
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
620 eligible divisions
214
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
51.9% of votes cast
225
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
257
48.1% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
122
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Contributions
156
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£152,065
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£152,065
33% below 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API