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Adam Dance vs Sir Julian Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Adam Dance
Adam Dance
LD Yeovil
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Adam Dance and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 73 different votes 330 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 48 No
Tax 95% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
447
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,871
2,417 eligible divisions
238
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.1% of votes cast
209
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
971
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

205
+110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
268
+103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
129
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£197,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£197,730
13% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API