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Rebecca Smith vs Ashley Dalton

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 224 different votes 236 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
1 Aye 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 2% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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