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Sir Julian Smith vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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 Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 48 different votes 292 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 45 No
Tax 97% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 94% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 70% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 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
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
203
51.5 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
191
48.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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