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Danny Kruger vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Danny Kruger
Danny Kruger
RUK East Wiltshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Danny Kruger and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

1,003 same votes 17 different votes 1,020 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
18 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 25 No
Energy 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 30 No
Migration 97% aligned 119 shared votes
87 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 25 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 29 No
Defence 98% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
68 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
69 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
1,297
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,368 eligible divisions
641
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
880
48.1% of votes cast
656
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
951
51.9% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
97
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
68
-71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Contributions
114
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,285,037
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£287,990
27% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
51 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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