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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,206 shared comparable votes.

1,203 same votes 3 different votes 1,206 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
56 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
56 Aye 112 No
47 Aye 80 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 127 shared votes
47 Aye 80 No
79 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
79 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
67 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 118 shared votes
68 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
56 Aye 112 No
47 Aye 80 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 127 shared votes
47 Aye 80 No
79 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
79 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,439
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,871
2,417 eligible divisions
710
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.1% of votes cast
729
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
971
51.9% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
326
+161.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
129
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
20
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
4
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
168 of 189 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
76 of 90 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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