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Chris Curtis vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Chris Curtis
Chris Curtis
Lab Milton Keynes North
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Chris Curtis and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 323 different votes 331 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
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 650
452
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,814
2,344 eligible divisions
223
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
872
48.1 % of votes cast
229
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
942
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Appearances
71
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
29
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Contributions
88
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,956
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£182,956
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Energy
17 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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