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Sarah Pochin vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 11 different votes 203 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
7 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Trade 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

58.9%
14% below average
Rank 580 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
255
433 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,862
2,405 eligible divisions
117
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.2% of votes cast
138
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
964
51.8% of votes cast
7
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
130
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
7
5 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API