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Kate Osborne vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 826 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 783 different votes 826 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
18 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 99 shared votes
54 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 86 No
Migration 4% aligned 107 shared votes
82 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,065
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
548
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
517
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

7
-75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
7
-136.5 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above 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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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