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Sir Julian Smith vs Chris Kane

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 Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Chris Kane voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 307 different votes 317 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 311 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.2 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Appearances
24
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
105
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2 % below 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 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
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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