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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 1,474 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
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 394 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,699
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
811
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
888
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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
40 of 47 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