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Karl Turner vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East
vs
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Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Karl Turner and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,090 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,031 different votes 1,090 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
19 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
92 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 147 shared votes
59 Aye 88 No
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 10 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

56.9%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,353
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
784
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
569
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
21
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£218,387
3% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
4
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

Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Housing
46 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Trade
58 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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