Julian Smith’s voting in Parliament

Julian Smith is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Julian Smith’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2022.
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2020.
• Almost always voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2021.
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 54 votes for, 2 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2022.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Julian Smith has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• PANS and PANDAS — [Peter Dowd in the Chair] 12 Sep 2023

  I commend the hon. Member on the preparation that went into this debate and the information that she sent round to colleagues. One issue that seems to be present in the condition is the crossover with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and pathological demand avoidance and other types of autism. It would be useful to hear more from her about how the symptoms...

• Northern Ireland: Restoration of Power Sharing 6 Sep 2023

  There is a big opportunity over the coming weeks to restore the Northern Ireland Executive. Does the Secretary of State agree with me that key to that is the UK, Dublin and the EU listening harder to the concerns of the DUP about implementation of the Windsor agreement?

• Police Service of Northern Ireland: Security and Data Protection Breach 4 Sep 2023

  PSNI officers face significant physical risks, but they also face significant reputational and relationship risk when they are revealed to be members of the PSNI. The Catholic Police Officers Guild and the Police Federation for Northern Ireland have done brilliant work over the past few weeks. Will the Secretary of State confirm that he is engaging with those organisations as the Government...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @JulianSmithuk
• https://facebook.com/juliansmithofficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Julian Smith campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Education
• Departmental Procurement
• Procurement
• Conditions of Employment
• EU Law
• Departmental Food

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Chief Whip ( 2 Nov 2017 to 24 Jul 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 14 Nov 2017)
• The Treasurer of HM Household (13 Jun 2017 to 2 Nov 2017)
• The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household (17 Jul 2016 to 13 Jun 2017)
• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Curry
• John Watson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Energy BILL Committee (7 out of 14)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Gender Equality (International Development) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)