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James Wild vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

James Wild and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,125 shared comparable votes.

1,112 same votes 13 different votes 1,125 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
58 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
58 Aye 94 No
78 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
78 Aye 59 No
78 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
78 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 30 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
58 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
58 Aye 94 No
78 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
78 Aye 59 No
78 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
78 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

86.0%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,450
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,862
2,405 eligible divisions
723
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.2% of votes cast
727
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
964
51.8% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
244
+89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
129
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
5
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
54 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API