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Ruth Cadbury vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and David Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 11 different votes 372 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.1%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 650
Participation
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
1,818
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
636 eligible divisions
1,011
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.6% of votes cast
807
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
88
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Transport
81 of 98 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API