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Tim Roca vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
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Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 315 different votes 325 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
24 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
234
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
207
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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