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Jeff Smith vs David Davis

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and David Davis voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,017 shared comparable votes.

100 same votes 917 different votes 1,017 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
24 Aye 77 No
Migration 18% aligned 101 shared votes
67 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 78 shared votes
40 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 12% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 28 No
Transport 2% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
863
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
71
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Contributions
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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