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Louise Haigh vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Louise Haigh and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 3 different votes 273 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
22 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 519 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,559
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
896
57.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
663
42.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

17
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
288
+123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,002,785
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£226,069
same as average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
6
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
67 of 80 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Trade
69 of 94 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API