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David Smith vs Stephen Doughty

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 2 different votes 217 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
15 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
450
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
222
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
57.3% of votes cast
228
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
686
42.7% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
402
+237.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
178 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API