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David Smith vs Stuart Anderson

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

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
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Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

David Smith and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 220 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 2% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
5
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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