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Jess Phillips vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

1,339 same votes 0 different votes 1,339 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
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
101 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
67 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
67 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
101 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
67 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
67 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 648
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
1,593
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
925
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.4 % of votes cast
668
41.9 % of votes cast
No votes
727
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
70
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
234
+126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 648
Contributions
205
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
10
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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Transport
67 of 87 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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