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Sir Julian Smith vs Rebecca Paul

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 2 different votes 369 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
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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 261 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
1,871
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
900
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
45.9% of votes cast
971
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
54.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
129
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Contributions
152
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
43 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API