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Pippa Heylings vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Pippa Heylings
Pippa Heylings
LD South Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Pippa Heylings and David Smith voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 207 different votes 243 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 16 No
Tax 8% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
14% below average
Rank 576 of 649
Participation
69.4%
2% below average
Rank 431 of 649
336
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
582 eligible divisions
188
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
49.8% of votes cast
148
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
203
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
102
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
99
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£172,648
24% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
46 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 22 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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