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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 131 shared comparable votes.

126 same votes 5 different votes 131 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 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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

30.8%
41% below average
Rank 630 of 649
Participation
77.3%
6% above average
Rank 257 of 649
179
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,368 eligible divisions
88
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
880
48.1% of votes cast
91
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
951
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

14
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Appearances
97
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
16
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
Contributions
114
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
7 of 13 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API