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David Smith

Labour MP for North Northumberland, since 4 July 2024

David Smith is the Labour MP for North Northumberland, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

69.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
401 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
174 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
14 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
5 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
89 Debates spoken in 150 written questions tabled

Ranked 371 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Jul 2025 Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025 deferred division No vote 333–168
2 Jul 2025 Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 338–79
1 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading Aye 335–260
1 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading No 149–328
30 Jun 2025 Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 Aye 315–4
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading against party line No 314–291
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 against party line No 274–224
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 against party line No 275–209
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 against party line Aye 223–269
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 against party line Aye 213–266
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 against party line Aye 208–261
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading No vote 312–95
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 130 No vote 178–313
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 No vote 114–310
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 No vote 178–313
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 No vote 147–305
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No vote 102–390
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 against party line Aye 117–379
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 against party line No 379–137
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 No 89–428
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 189–328
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 175 No 184–336
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 174 No 194–335
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 against party line Aye 259–216
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 against party line Aye 230–256

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Northumberland
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member
Rental income: until 28 October 2024
Rental income details: The rental was paid to my family member
(Registered 15 July 2024; updated 16 October 2025)

On the register since 13 Feb 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Formal Appointment by the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 February 2025
(Registered 28 February 2025)

On the register since 2 Mar 2026

Trustee, Together for the Common Good. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 23 January 2026
(Registered 15 July 2024; updated 24 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

I was elected as Secretary of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. I work with the Exec to provide strategic direction and organisation for the group.
Date interest arose: 12 January 2026
(Registered 24 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Director of Blue Labour Campaign Limited. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 22 October 2025
(Registered 7 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

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Debates

89 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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