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Sarah Smith vs David Davis

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and David Davis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 160 different votes 164 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
29 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,349 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
715
46.8 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
813
53.2 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
91
6.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
17 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 70 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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