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Karin Smyth vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
44 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
49.5% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
112
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 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 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API