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Ms Julie Minns vs David Smith

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
492
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
399
573 eligible divisions
259
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
49.9 % of votes cast
233
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
200
50.1 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

195
+118.0 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 649
Appearances
68
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
215
+78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Contributions
88
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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