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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 1 different votes 304 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
23 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
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