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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 1,202 shared comparable votes.

1,202 same votes 0 different votes 1,202 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 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
102 Aye 66 No
83 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
83 Aye 55 No
55 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
55 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
102 Aye 66 No
83 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
83 Aye 55 No
55 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
55 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 391 of 649
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
1,515
2,119 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,722
2,374 eligible divisions
859
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
55.7% of votes cast
656
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Appearances
108
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
21
-121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Contributions
412
+269.8 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
45 of 55 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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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