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Sir Julian Smith vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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 Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 41 different votes 237 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
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 39 No
Tax 96% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 73% aligned 15 shared votes
3 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
59.1 %
14 % below average
Rank 581 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
575 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
52.6 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
161
47.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.5 % 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
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£194,347
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,347
14 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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