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David Smith vs Melanie Ward
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
David Smith and Melanie Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.
372 same votes
2 different votes
374 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
71.3%
1% below average
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
450
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
222
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
228
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% 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
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
138
-26.5 vs Commons average
Contributions
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API