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Laura Trott vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Laura Trott and David Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 191 different votes 194 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 649
1,226
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
575 eligible divisions
634
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
50.1 % of votes cast
592
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
200
49.9 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API