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David Smith vs Steve Reed

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Steve Reed voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 8 different votes 237 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
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
452
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
224
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
58.1% of votes cast
228
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
628
41.9% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
46
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
410
+240.8 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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