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David Smith vs Liz Twist

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 2 different votes 397 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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 435 of 649
Participation
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
974
54.3% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.7% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
151
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API