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Douglas Lumsden vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Douglas Lumsden
Douglas Lumsden
Con Aberdeen South
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Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Douglas Lumsden and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 63 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 0 different votes 63 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
9 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 6 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 6 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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 231 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
66
84 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,871
2,417 eligible divisions
31
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.1% of votes cast
35
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
971
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
4 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
140
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
129
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 13 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
5 of 5 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API