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Mark Garnier vs David Smith

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

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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and David Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 292 different votes 298 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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