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David Smith vs Patricia Ferguson

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

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

David Smith and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 1 different votes 324 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 94% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 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
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.8% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.2% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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