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Sir Julian Smith vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,659 shared comparable votes.

1,615 same votes 44 different votes 1,659 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
90 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
90 Aye 139 No
34 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 28 No
Energy 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 24 No
Housing 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 90% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 39 No
Trade 93% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
64 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 163 shared votes
60 Aye 103 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
90 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 171 shared votes
88 Aye 83 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
79.9%
8% above average
Rank 199 of 650
1,876
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,422 eligible divisions
902
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.2% of votes cast
974
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,022
52.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

103
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Appearances
395
+299.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
128
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
515
+348.6 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye rebel
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
No
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 161 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 117 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 29 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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