Official portrait of Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith

Conservative MP for South West Devon, since 4 July 2024

Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Rebecca Smith is the Conservative MP for South West Devon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

Scorecard

70.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
357 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 46 as teller
172 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
12 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
216 Debates spoken in 255 written questions tabled

Ranked 367 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 vote 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Teller 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Teller 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Teller 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Teller 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Teller 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Teller 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 Teller 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 No vote 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No vote 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No vote 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No vote 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No vote 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 No 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.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Member of Plymouth City Council
Until: 7 May 2026.
Payer: Plymouth City Council, Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth PL1 3BJ
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 15 May 2026 and 19 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Remuneration: £997 a month
Until: 7 May 2026.
Hours: 15 hrs a week this is estimated. Overlapping between role of Councillor and becoming MP.
Donated to: a community organisation
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 9 April 2025, 15 May 2026 and 19 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for me and one guest at the British Grand Prix 2026, value £930
Date received: 4 July 2026
Date accepted: 4 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 7 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: Motorsport UK
Address of donor: Bicester Motion, OX27 8FY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality for the British Grand Prix on 5th July 2025, value £1,400
Date received: 5 July 2025
Date accepted: 5 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 1344829
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre Silverstone Circuit Towcester NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to the British Grand Prix on 4 July, value £800
Date received: 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: Babcock International Group
Address of donor: 33 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner and drinks, value £140
Date received: 3 July 2025
Date accepted: 3 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02342138
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: Babcock International Group
Address of donor: 33 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Annual dinner and drinks in Parliament with MPs who have a constituency link to Babcock, value £85
Date received: 5 March 2025
Date accepted: 5 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02342138
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: Babcock International Group
Address of donor: 33 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner and drinks ahead of constituency visit, value £90
Date received: 9 April 2025
Date accepted: 9 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02342138
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: Babcock International Group
Address of donor: 33 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Summer BBQ, value £25
Date received: 4 June 2025
Date accepted: 4 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02342138
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: March of the Living UK
Address of donor: PO Box 80430, London NW9 1TA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, flights, meals and educational tour, value £2,399
Destination of visit: Poland
Dates of visit: 12 April 2026 to 16 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Holocaust education visit to Poland. Visits to museums, historical sites and cultural centres, whilst attending the March of the Living 2026.
(Registered 15 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality with an estimated value of £4,500, value £4,500
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 24 August 2025 to 29 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Authorities
(Registered 10 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Board member of the Policy Research Unit. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 June 2025
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

216 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 →

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