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Emma Hardy vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 2 different votes 292 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
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,518
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
818
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
700
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
436
+271.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API