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Sir Julian Smith vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Kim Johnson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 896 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 847 different votes 896 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
12 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
64 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 112 shared votes
47 Aye 65 No
83 Aye 17 No
Migration 4% aligned 100 shared votes
13 Aye 87 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 12 No
Trade 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 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
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,173
1,658 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
595
50.7% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
49.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 64 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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