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Sir Julian Smith vs Sarah Pochin

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 11 different votes 180 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
7 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 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
57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
232
404 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
105
45.3% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
127
54.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
3.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 25 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API