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Sir Julian Smith vs Jesse Norman

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,468 shared comparable votes.

1,467 same votes 1 different votes 1,468 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
87 Aye 130 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
87 Aye 130 No
60 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
60 Aye 100 No
81 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
81 Aye 79 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 47 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 130 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
87 Aye 130 No
60 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
60 Aye 100 No
81 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
81 Aye 79 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 47 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API