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Karin Smyth vs Alan Strickland

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Alan Strickland voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 466 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 12 different votes 466 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
53 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
53 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
53 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 33 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
50.2% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
281
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
42
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
469
+300.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
43
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
32 of 32 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API