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Shockat Adam vs David Smith

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and David Smith voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 131 different votes 258 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
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 70% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 3 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 16% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
348
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
190
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
158
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

188
+104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£231,212
2% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Housing
26 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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