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Sir Julian Smith vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Lee Anderson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 950 shared comparable votes.

930 same votes 20 different votes 950 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
37 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
37 Aye 90 No
18 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 24 No
Energy 100% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Transport 94% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
77 Aye 33 No
Migration 97% aligned 110 shared votes
80 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 30 No
Defence 98% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
71 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 109 shared votes
72 Aye 37 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
53 of 53 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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