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David Smith vs Pat McFadden

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Pat McFadden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 6 different votes 197 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
13 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,422 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
57.6% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.4% 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
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
44
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
383
+213.8 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
185 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API