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John Whitby vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
499
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,344 eligible divisions
258
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
950
55.9 % of votes cast
241
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
749
44.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
98
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
77
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
335
+210.2 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
76 of 92 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 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API