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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 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,162 same votes 0 different votes 1,162 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
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 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
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
843
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.4 % of votes cast
626
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
727
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
Appearances
70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
18
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 648
Contributions
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648

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
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
68 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes
#5
Transport
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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