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Sir Julian Smith vs Ben Maguire

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
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Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Ben Maguire voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 62 different votes 259 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
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 95% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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 259 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,822
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
875
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
947
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
90
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
92
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Contributions
103
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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