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Sir Julian Smith vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Christine Jardine voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,099 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 888 different votes 1,099 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
11 Aye 37 No
Education 69% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 99 No
Tax 36% aligned 141 shared votes
78 Aye 63 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 31% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
82 Aye 32 No
Migration 3% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
13 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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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