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Rebecca Smith vs David Chadwick

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 David Chadwick
David Chadwick
LD Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and David Chadwick voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 63 different votes 238 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 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
398
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
568 eligible divisions
186
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
53.4 % of votes cast
212
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
180
46.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
95
+19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
242
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£178,068
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,068
21 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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