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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 351 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 1 different votes 351 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
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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 436 of 649
Participation
84.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 111 of 649
401
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
575 eligible divisions
201
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.8 % of votes cast
200
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
253
52.2 % of votes cast
14
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
84
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£177,980
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£177,980
21 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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