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David Smith vs Maya Ellis

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Maya Ellis voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 2 different votes 316 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 650
450
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
631 eligible divisions
222
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
46.5% of votes cast
228
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
208
53.5% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
58
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 121 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API