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David Smith vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 172 different votes 181 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
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
740
47.1% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
831
52.9% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
8
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
13
-132.7 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 registered categories
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

#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API