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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 328 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 323 different votes 328 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
4 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
31 of 31 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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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