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Karin Smyth vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
34 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % 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

107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
132
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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