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David Smith vs Sureena Brackenridge

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
Photograph of Sureena Brackenridge
Sureena Brackenridge
Lab Wolverhampton North East

Voting alignment

David Smith and Sureena Brackenridge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 1 different votes 360 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 107 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
499
590 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
46.9% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
53.1% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
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
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£175,730
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£175,730
22% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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