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Sir Julian Smith vs Edward Argar

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,773 shared comparable votes.

1,772 same votes 1 different votes 1,773 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
92 Aye 151 No
Tax 100% aligned 243 shared votes
92 Aye 151 No
98 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 182 shared votes
98 Aye 84 No
68 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
104 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
104 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 51 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
20 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
92 Aye 151 No
Tax 100% aligned 243 shared votes
92 Aye 151 No
98 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 182 shared votes
98 Aye 84 No
68 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
104 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
104 Aye 35 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
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
209 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API