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Mary Creagh vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 1 different votes 284 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
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.1%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
384
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
200
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
184
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
14
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
244
+98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
2
2 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

Housing
29 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Tax
79 of 112 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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