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Feryal Clark vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Feryal Clark and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 2 different votes 242 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
13 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

56.9%
15% below average
Rank 595 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
967
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
499
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
468
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
7
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
24
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 608 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

£1,186,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£246,080
9% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#1
Education
54 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
38 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
46 of 68 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Crime / Justice
120 of 178 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API