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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 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,375 same votes 0 different votes 1,375 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
101 Aye 65 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
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
101 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
101 Aye 65 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
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,635
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
939
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
696
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
245
+106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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

£2,246,747
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
143 of 171 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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