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Sir Julian Smith vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 239 different votes 246 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
590 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
168
49.0% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
175
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
223
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
23 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
78 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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