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David Smith vs Mark Garnier

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Mark Garnier voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 282 different votes 288 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
961
48.8 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
244
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
210 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API