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Sir Julian Smith vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,290 shared comparable votes.

76 same votes 1,214 different votes 1,290 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
55 Aye 87 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 142 shared votes
88 Aye 54 No
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 26 No
Trade 5% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 26 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
173 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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