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Lincoln Jopp vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Lincoln Jopp
Lincoln Jopp
Con Spelthorne
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Lincoln Jopp and David Smith voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 239 different votes 257 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 29 No
Tax 2% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
404
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
173
42.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
231
57.2% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

203
+120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
Appearances
74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
331
+187.5 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 649
Contributions
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£74,646
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£74,646
67% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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