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Chris Elmore vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,481 shared comparable votes.

1,481 same votes 0 different votes 1,481 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
114 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
114 Aye 69 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
54 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
54 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
114 Aye 69 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
54 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
54 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
817
45.1% 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
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above 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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
48 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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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