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Sarah Bool vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 1 different votes 357 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
32 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API