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Andrew Ranger vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger
Lab Wrexham
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Andrew Ranger and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 356 different votes 367 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 6 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
12% above average
Rank 91 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
502
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
251
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
251
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
32
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£139,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£139,164
38% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
1
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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