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Ed Miliband vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,126 same votes 1 different votes 1,127 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
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
92 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
92 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
19 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
92 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
92 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
19 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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