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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,611 shared comparable votes.

1,597 same votes 14 different votes 1,611 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
88 Aye 123 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
88 Aye 123 No
83 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
83 Aye 68 No
100 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
100 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 52 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
19 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No
15 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
88 Aye 123 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
88 Aye 123 No
83 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
83 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,920
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,390 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
48.1% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
959
51.9% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
96
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
118
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
9
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendments 2 and 3 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API