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Sir Julian Smith vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Alan Mak voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,660 shared comparable votes.

1,659 same votes 1 different votes 1,660 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
83 Aye 144 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
83 Aye 144 No
93 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 185 shared votes
93 Aye 92 No
62 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
62 Aye 102 No
100 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
100 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 53 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
21 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 144 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
83 Aye 144 No
93 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 185 shared votes
93 Aye 92 No
62 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
62 Aye 102 No
100 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
100 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 53 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
21 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Appearances
18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
105
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Contributions
21
-117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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