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George Freeman vs David Smith

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

Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk
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Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

George Freeman and David Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 191 different votes 192 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

73.6 %
same as average
Rank 356 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 396 of 648
1,702
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
828
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
191
50.7 % of votes cast
874
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
186
49.3 % of votes cast
27
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 648
Appearances
44
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 648
20
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
Contributions
55
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£287,402
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
17
5 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Energy
52 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
19 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API