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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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading No 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Aye 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Aye 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No vote 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Aye 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Aye 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Aye 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Aye 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Aye 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 185–344

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:

Money declared to them

2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £6,899 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
12 Apr 2026 Rebecca Smith sitting MP March of the Living Other Visit £2,399
24 Aug 2025 Rebecca Smith sitting MP Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd Other Visit £4,500

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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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