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Helen Whately vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,660 shared comparable votes.

1,658 same votes 2 different votes 1,660 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
82 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
82 Aye 146 No
62 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
62 Aye 97 No
101 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
101 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 51 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
21 Aye 51 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 156 shared votes
81 Aye 75 No
82 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
82 Aye 146 No
62 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
62 Aye 97 No
101 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
101 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 51 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
21 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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