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Alison Griffiths vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Karin Smyth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 345 different votes 351 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
191
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
241
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
157
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Contributions
411
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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