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Sir Julian Smith vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Nigel Farage voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 124 shared comparable votes.

119 same votes 5 different votes 124 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
11 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,788
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
854
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
934
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % 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
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
73
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Energy
59 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API