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Vikki Slade vs Sir Julian Smith

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

Photograph of Vikki Slade
Vikki Slade
LD Mid Dorset and North Poole
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Vikki Slade and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 64 different votes 278 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
26 Aye 35 No
Tax 97% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 83% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 650
394
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,351 eligible divisions
219
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
875
48.1 % of votes cast
175
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
944
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

218
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
75
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
311
+182.3 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
92
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£142,768
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£142,768
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
14
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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