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Nigel Farage vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 5 different votes 140 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
11 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

34.1%
38% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
15
44 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,862
2,405 eligible divisions
5
33.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.2% of votes cast
10
66.7% of votes cast
No votes
964
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

16
-72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
18
-136.6 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Contributions
129
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
35
7 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
3 of 3 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 13 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
0 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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