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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.

Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon
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Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 11 different votes 172 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

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£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
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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