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Sir Julian Smith vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 541 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 165 different votes 541 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
6 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 9 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 58 No
Tax 90% aligned 82 shared votes
26 Aye 56 No
5 Aye 14 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 4 No
Transport 52% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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 261 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,825
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
947
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 649
Appearances
171
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
101
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Contributions
193
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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