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Anna Gelderd vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 464 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
191
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
210
52.4% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
411
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32% below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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