MP for North Northumberland
“A centre-left Labour backbencher with occasional rebellions who serves on the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.”
David Smith is a Labour (Co-op) MP for North Northumberland, elected in 2024. He serves on the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. The available data does not include details of his prior career.
He has an exceptionally high party loyalty of 98%, yet his attendance is well below the party average at 13%. He has six rebel votes against his party. In policy votes, he generally supports trade unions and workers’ rights, while taking opposing stances on climate change measures, transgender rights and mental health services, with mixed votes on Universal Credit, VAT changes and prison sentencing, and he tends to vote against bus regulation.
Declares five financial interests: four miscellaneous entries and one land and property interest (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
2 positions
Ecclesiastical Committee
Since Nov 2024
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEThe Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
AYESentencing Bill
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
