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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,365 shared comparable votes.

1,360 same votes 5 different votes 1,365 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
66 Aye 126 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
66 Aye 126 No
59 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
59 Aye 99 No
79 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
79 Aye 68 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 45 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
11 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
74 Aye 32 No
Migration 99% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No
66 Aye 126 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
66 Aye 126 No
59 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
59 Aye 99 No
79 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
79 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
734
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
827
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API