Sir Julian Smith, the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon first elected in May 2010, is among the longest-serving members of the current parliament, ranking 62nd of 650 MPs overall and 21st among his 116 Conservative colleagues. His parliamentary activity shows a notable divergence between his debate and voting records, with 119 contributions across 95 debates ranking him 332nd overall in debate participation, while his voting participation of 43.91% across 202 votes cast places him considerably lower at 444th overall. His main areas of focus in debates have been other procedural matters, justice and law, and foreign affairs and defence, while his voting has concentrated on parliamentary procedure, justice and law, and employment and workers' rights.

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