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Neil O'Brien vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,466 shared comparable votes.

1,459 same votes 7 different votes 1,466 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
74 Aye 126 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
74 Aye 126 No
57 Aye 81 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
57 Aye 81 No
30 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
33 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
91 Aye 24 No
Migration 97% aligned 115 shared votes
88 Aye 27 No
83 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 151 shared votes
84 Aye 67 No
74 Aye 126 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
74 Aye 126 No
57 Aye 81 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
57 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
881
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
905
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Trade
80 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API