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Joani Reid vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Joani Reid and David Smith voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 11 different votes 253 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
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

60.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 576 of 647
Participation
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 647
325
538 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
538 eligible divisions
143
44.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
50.1 % of votes cast
182
56.0 % of votes cast
No votes
192
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 647
Appearances
50
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 647
18
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Contributions
61
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
7
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

Housing
29 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
79 of 108 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API