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David Smith vs Yasmin Qureshi

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 Yasmin Qureshi
Yasmin Qureshi
Lab Bolton South and Walkden

Voting alignment

David Smith and Yasmin Qureshi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 0 different votes 247 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
19 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 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
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 517 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,549
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
55.7% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
686
44.3% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
75
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
102
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
127
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 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
£2,976,673
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£315,870
40% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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
Housing
58 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API