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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 1,465 shared comparable votes.

1,463 same votes 2 different votes 1,465 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
79 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 160 shared votes
81 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
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

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
805
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
884
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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
5 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API