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Martin Vickers vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,692 shared comparable votes.

1,671 same votes 21 different votes 1,692 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
86 Aye 145 No
Tax 100% aligned 231 shared votes
86 Aye 145 No
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
99 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 165 shared votes
64 Aye 101 No
13 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 54 No
Education 99% aligned 72 shared votes
19 Aye 53 No
94 Aye 91 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 185 shared votes
95 Aye 90 No
86 Aye 145 No
Tax 100% aligned 231 shared votes
86 Aye 145 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
2,030
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,388 eligible divisions
964
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
48.1% of votes cast
1,066
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
959
51.9% of votes cast
26
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

164
+77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Appearances
95
+8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
163
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
116
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
8
4 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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
90 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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