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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 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 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

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
258
49.2% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Contributions
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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