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Brian Mathew vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 53 different votes 281 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
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 14 No
Housing 67% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
13
3.4% 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

80
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
90
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
115
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
0
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

#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API