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Steve Barclay vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,431 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 2 different votes 1,431 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
86 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
86 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 159 shared votes
80 Aye 79 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
86 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
86 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 404 of 648
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,312 eligible divisions
783
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.8 % of votes cast
870
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
934
52.2 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 648
68
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 648
Contributions
73
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API