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David Smith vs Kanishka Narayan

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 Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan

Voting alignment

David Smith and Kanishka Narayan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 1 different votes 325 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
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 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 436 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 649
401
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
201
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
52.9 % of votes cast
200
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
208
47.1 % of votes cast
14
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
302
+163.7 vs Commons average
Rank 56 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
£185,623
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,623
18 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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