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Naz Shah vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
860
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
691
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
76
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
27
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Contributions
102
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
57 of 67 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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