MP for South West Devon
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
Rebecca Smith is the Conservative MP for South West Devon, first elected in 2024. She serves as Opposition Assistant Whip in the Commons and sits on the Transport and Ecclesiastical Committees, while also participating in the Bus Services Bill committee. Her voting pattern places her on the centre-right of the political spectrum.
Her voting loyalty is 100% to her party (the party average is 99%), and her parliamentary attendance is 11% (well below the party average of 56%), with zero rebel votes. On key issues, she has generally voted against stronger trade union powers and against workers’ rights protections, and against VAT changes, while she has generally voted for protest rights, mental health services, and transgender rights.
She has 11 declared financial interests, including seven entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, plus employment earnings (including ongoing paid employment), as well as miscellaneous interests and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
8 positions
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
Since Jun 2025
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
Since Nov 2024
Ecclesiastical Committee
Since Nov 2024
Transport Committee
Since Oct 2024
Railways Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted against trade union powers
has generally voted against workers rights protections
has almost always voted against vat changes
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on prison sentencing
has generally voted against climate change measures
has almost always voted for protest rights
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading