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David Smith

Labour Sitting MP

MP for North Northumberland · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: david.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Morpeth Office, 13 Telford Court, Morpeth, NE61 2DB

Constituency office

Berwick Office, Berwick Workspace, 90 Marygate, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1BN

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
71.3%
450 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
9 meetings attended
Debate contributions
193
in the 7 year window
Written questions
175
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Northumberland4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
71.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
450

379th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

David Smith voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 90.4%90.4%2025: 71.1%71.1%2026: 65.7%65.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236155 65.7%
2025322229 71.1%
20247366 90.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631450 71.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
193
Written questions
175
Oral questions
11
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
9

joint 365th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
David Smith: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 141420242025: 10010020252026: 61612026
Oral questions per year
David Smith: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 4420242025: 4420252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 81 41 61 3 0 0 0
2025 88 45 100 4 0 0 0
2024 24 17 14 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Ecclesiastical Committee Member 5 November 2024 8 of 8 100.0%
Immigration and Asylum Bill Member 9 September 2026 – no published attendance
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 1 of 1 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Hansard activity

Contributions
193
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
103
distinct debates

joint 472nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
David Smith: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 242420242025: 888820252026: 81812026
Debates participated in per year
David Smith: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 171720242025: 454520252026: 41412026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for North Northumberland
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Joined Immigration and Asylum Bill

Constituency: North Northumberland

North Northumberland constituency boundary
Area
2,140.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 5,067
Electorate
74,190 · turnout 65.8%
Postcode areas
NE19, NE48, NE61, NE65, NE66, NE67, NE68, NE69, NE70, NE71, TD5

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.