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Sir Julian Smith vs Monica Harding

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
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Photograph of Monica Harding
Monica Harding
LD Esher and Walton

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Monica Harding voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 39 different votes 247 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
7 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 39 No
Tax 97% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 69% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 648
Participation
67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 648
1,788
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
354
526 eligible divisions
854
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
180
50.8 % of votes cast
934
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
174
49.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 648
Appearances
106
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648
73
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 648
Contributions
127
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£225,810
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,810
same as average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
0
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

Defence
52 of 59 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Energy
59 of 67 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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