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David Smith vs Laura Trott

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Laura Trott voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 189 different votes 192 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 446 of 650
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,631 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
632
51.6 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
592
48.4 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
30
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 500 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 173 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API