Sir Julian Smith

MP since 6 May 2010

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The Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith is the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1861

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

1,650

Majority

35.2%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,450 voters

✓Conservative
18,833 votes35.2%
Labour
17,183 votes32.1%
Reform UK
8,516 votes15.9%
Liberal Democrat
4,194 votes7.8%
Green Party
3,446 votes6.5%
The Yorkshire Party
627 votes1.2%
Independent
493 votes0.9%
Heritage Party
158 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

372

Written Questions

28

Oral Questions

92

Debates Spoken In⚑

124

Speeches⚑

457

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Opposition Day motion

2 votes · 14 Oct 2026

2 AYE

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 13 Oct 2026

3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

Financial Interests(5)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Carlton Club

Honorary membership for life (value provided is that in 2024)

22 December 2017

£760
Name of donor
Carlton Club
Address of donor
69 St James’ Street, London SW1A 1PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Honorary membership for life (value provided is that in 2024), value £760
Date received
22 December 2017
Date accepted
18 January 2018
Donor status
company, registration 00573221

Registered 19 January 2018; updated 24 January 2024

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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Role, work or services
Chair
From
28 January 2025.
Payer
International Finance Facility for Education (IFFED is a Geneva-based foundation providing a financing engine for global education.), Route de Chene 30A, c/o L&S Trust Services SA, 1208 Geneve

Registered 28 January 2025

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

4 August 2016 Ownership details: co-owned with a family member Rental income: from 4 August 2016 Rental income details: rental income is paid to my partner and I

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Type of land/property
Residential property (A second property was sold on 14 February 2025 and a third property was sold on 28 February 2025).)
Number of properties
1
Location
London
Interest held
from 4 August 2016
Ownership details
co-owned with a family member
Rental income
from 4 August 2016
Rental income details
rental income is paid to my partner and I

Registered 23 April 2013; updated 4 August 2016, 19 February 2025 and 7 March 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
18 March 2024
Date interest ended
7 May 2025
Additional information
This taskforce is charged with developing an ADR process for land acquisition cases related to electricity network infrastructure projects that are being consented pursuant to the Planning Act 2008.

Registered 19 March 2024; updated 21 May 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
12 December 2024
Date interest ended
19 August 2025

Registered 19 December 2024; updated 10 March 2025, 11 March 2025 and 20 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure (a) access to future SFI schemes for farmers coming off existing agreements and (b) adequate funding available

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the lack of publicly available information regarding SFI27 on farmers’ ab

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of publicly available information regarding SFI27 on existing e

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on the impact of changes to local radio services on local news provision and commu

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC on the potential impact of reductions in local BBC news correspondent posts on local cove

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to consider protections for local radio and regional broadcasting services as part of the BBC Charter Renewal pro

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport27 Oct 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Wildfires Summit held on 23 October 2026 considered a) vegetation fuel loads and b) methods available for reducing them; and which orga

Cabinet Office27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been (a) destroyed and (b) damaged by wildfires in England in each year since 2020; and what estimate s

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct a post hoc impact assessment of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase defence spending.

Ministry of Defence27 Oct 2026
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