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Sir Julian Smith vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Tom Rutland voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 343 different votes 352 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
42 of 48 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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