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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
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No vote 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No vote 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Aye 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No vote 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 302–155

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:

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

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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