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Sir Julian Smith vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,425 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,351 different votes 1,425 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
16 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
54 Aye 87 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 141 shared votes
91 Aye 50 No
12 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
85 Aye 30 No
Migration 4% aligned 115 shared votes
27 Aye 88 No
14 Aye 34 No
Benefits 4% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 26 No
Energy 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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