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Robert Jenrick vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick
RUK Newark
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Robert Jenrick and David Smith voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 149 different votes 166 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Defence 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

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,652
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
774
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
878
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
12 years, 3 months
Since 5 Jun 2014
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
75
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
117
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Contributions
101
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,291,846
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£331,672
47% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
79 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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