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Karin Smyth vs Alan Gemmell

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
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Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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 367 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
568 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Appearances
29
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
371
+240.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
35
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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