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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Rebecca Smith

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

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Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
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Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 242 different votes 261 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
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
150
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649
Contributions
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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