David Smith.

Elected in 2024, David Smith made a clear statement on assisted dying in June 2025: he voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and at multiple earlier stages, breaking with the Labour majority each time. He backed tighter safeguards — including a clause that would have barred applications driven by fear of being a burden, financial pressures, or disability — while opposing the bill's passage outright. All five of his rebel votes fell on the same day and the same bill, making assisted dying the defining moment of his parliamentary record so far.

Beyond that cluster, Smith is a broadly loyal Labour MP — voting with the party majority around 97% of the time — with a participation rate of 70%, a little below the Commons average. His stance profile shows strong alignment with fiscal responsibility and workers' rights (supporting trade union ballot modernisation), but low scores on civil liberties, parliamentary scrutiny, and Lords oversight, suggesting he follows the government line on executive power. His 163 contributions across 85 debates — covering defence, local government, the economy, health, and social care — mark him out as an active speaker for a first-term MP.

Much of his most visible work has been constituency-focused. He lobbied successfully for A1 junction safety improvements he described as his top priority since election, engaged with over 90 farmers on inheritance tax concerns, and organised a public meeting after Berwick's Santander branch announced closure. He sits on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. Voting data covers activity since July 2024; news sentiment data from the past 90 days is limited to six articles.