David Smith

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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

411

Votes Cast

£182,965

Expenses 2024-25

5,067

Majority

36.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£182,965

Staffing£118,588
Office£27,334
Travel£19,652
Accommodation£17,392

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,843 voters

Labour
17,855 votes36.6%
Conservative
12,788 votes26.2%
Reform UK
7,688 votes15.7%
Liberal Democrat
5,169 votes10.6%
Independent
3,220 votes6.6%
Green Party
1,743 votes3.6%
Social Democratic Party
92 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

158

Written Questions

13

Oral Questions

88

Debates Spoken In

160

Speeches

411

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

2 votes · 20 Jan 2026

2 AYE4 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 10 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

Financial Interests(5)

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

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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
23 January 2026

Registered 15 July 2024; updated 24 January 2026

Miscellaneous

the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief

Date interest arose
27 February 2025

Registered 28 February 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
22 October 2025

Registered 7 November 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
12 January 2026

Registered 24 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by David in Parliament

Freight: Channel Tunnel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with freight companies on the cost of transporting small vans across the Channel.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Nov 2024

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to reduce the administrative requirements for businesses spending less than £10,000 on a single trip in Europe.

AnsweredTreasury1 Nov 2024

Overseas Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to simplify the (a) commodity code system, (b) requirements to weigh items and (c) other administrative requirements for businesses opera

AnsweredTreasury1 Nov 2024

Import Duties: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reduce import duties on businesses spending less than £10,000 on goods in Europe on a single trip.

AnsweredTreasury1 Nov 2024

Biofuels: Vegetable Oils

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make a decision on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel in homes.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero29 Oct 2024

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to improve support for people suffering from long covid.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Oct 2024

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on (a) the effects of and (b) treatment for long covid.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Oct 2024

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to meet regularly with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024
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