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Karin Smyth vs Al Carns

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 Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 0 different votes 260 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
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
147
47.1% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
165
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
413
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
278
+130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 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: 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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