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Laura Trott vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

999 same votes 4 different votes 1,003 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
49 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
49 Aye 75 No
74 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
74 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 26 No
Benefits 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 29 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 124 shared votes
71 Aye 53 No
49 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
49 Aye 75 No
74 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
74 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 26 No
Benefits 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
1,255
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,862
2,406 eligible divisions
651
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.2% of votes cast
604
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
964
51.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% 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

35
-57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Appearances
105
+12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
55
-105.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Contributions
130
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
2
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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API