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Sir Julian Smith vs Steve Barclay

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Steve Barclay voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,474 shared comparable votes.

1,472 same votes 2 different votes 1,474 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
76 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
76 Aye 121 No
63 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
63 Aye 94 No
87 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
87 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 40 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 160 shared votes
79 Aye 81 No
76 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
76 Aye 121 No
63 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
63 Aye 94 No
87 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
87 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 40 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,376 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
47.7% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
888
52.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API