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Andy Burnham vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
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Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 114 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 105 different votes 114 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Benefits 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
15
28 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
8
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
7
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

3
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
91
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
3
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
108
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
4 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
1 of 3 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Transport
1 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Tax
0 of 3 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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