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Jess Asato vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Jess Asato and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 2 different votes 369 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
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
499
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
244
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
255
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
15
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
26
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
5
2 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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API