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Sir Julian Smith vs Pam Cox

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 Pam Cox
Pam Cox
Lab Colchester

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Pam Cox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 356 different votes 364 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 74 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
50.3 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
246
49.7 % 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
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£158,740
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,740
30 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Work / Employment
38 of 39 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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
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