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David Smith vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

David Smith and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 0 different votes 285 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
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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