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Susan Murray vs David Smith

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

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Susan Murray
LD Mid Dunbartonshire
vs
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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Susan Murray and David Smith voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 197 different votes 242 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 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 7% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 649
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 649
360
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
575 eligible divisions
196
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
50.1 % of votes cast
164
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
200
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,988
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£189,988
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Housing
23 of 31 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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