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David Smith vs Shockat Adam

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
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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

David Smith and Shockat Adam voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 131 different votes 258 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
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 16% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
590 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
190
54.6% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
158
45.4% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
188
+104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£231,212
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£231,212
2% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
26 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Education
31 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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