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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.


Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 1 different votes 371 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
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 650
423
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,818
2,350 eligible divisions
189
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
874
48.1 % of votes cast
234
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
944
51.9 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

139
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
226
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
91
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API