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Sir Julian Smith vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Michael Payne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 329 different votes 334 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
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% 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
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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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