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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3 NO

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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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

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on considering the needs of rural broadband investment in the Telecoms Access Review.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology7 Jan 2026

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase funding for education for children around the world.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office2 Jan 2026

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reassurance she can give to farmers whose cashflow relies on Higher Tier payments arriving in early December and who have no

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 Jan 2026

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Rural Payments Agency’s performance in delivering Higher Tier and other payments in early Dec

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 Jan 2026

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to remove barriers to accessing a social home for those most in need.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government17 Dec 2025

Y Quynh Bđăp

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the allegations relating to the (a treat

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office17 Dec 2025

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Mirror, signal, manoeuvres: Military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog, published o

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Dec 2025

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients awaiting elective surgery are provided with clear and timely information about the

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Dec 2025

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) allowing the payment of and (b) refunding Vehicle Excise Duty on a (i) daily and (ii) weekly basis.

AnsweredTreasury26 Nov 2025

Driverless Vehicles: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to publish an evaluation framework for the regulatory approval of supervised autonomous vehicle technologies, including indic

AnsweredDepartment for Transport26 Nov 2025
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