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Bambos Charalambous vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,224 shared comparable votes.

1,224 same votes 0 different votes 1,224 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
102 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
102 Aye 67 No
84 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
84 Aye 55 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
102 Aye 67 No
84 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
84 Aye 55 No
56 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
56 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
1,544
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
872
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
973
55.7% of votes cast
672
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
773
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

21
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
120
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
24
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
Contributions
452
+295.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Transport
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 47 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Housing
45 of 55 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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