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Rishi Sunak vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Rishi Sunak and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 902 shared comparable votes.

899 same votes 3 different votes 902 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
51 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
51 Aye 96 No
43 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
43 Aye 80 No
44 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
44 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
51 Aye 96 No
43 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
43 Aye 80 No
44 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
44 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

43.3 %
30 % below average
Rank 631 of 648
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 648
1,000
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,312 eligible divisions
451
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.8 % of votes cast
549
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
934
52.2 % of votes cast
4
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 648
23
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 648
Contributions
73
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£166,813
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Trade
59 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Transport
52 of 87 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
20 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API