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Sir Julian Smith vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Olivia Blake voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 904 different votes 942 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
16 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
62 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 102 shared votes
39 Aye 63 No
74 Aye 31 No
Migration 3% aligned 105 shared votes
28 Aye 77 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
37
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
117
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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