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David Smith vs Lewis Atkinson

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 13 different votes 423 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
89.0%
17% above average
Rank 30 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
566
636 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
286
50.5% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
280
49.5% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
93
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
142
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
125
-43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£221,126
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£221,126
2% 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

#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 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
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API