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David Smith vs Preet Kaur Gill

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 Preet Kaur Gill
Preet Kaur Gill
Lab Birmingham Edgbaston

Voting alignment

David Smith and Preet Kaur Gill voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 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

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
72.3%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,534
2,121 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
856
55.8% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
678
44.2% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,936,995
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£335,426
48% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
48 of 55 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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