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Joe Robertson vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 1 different votes 380 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
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
1
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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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