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Karin Smyth vs Alex Norris

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 Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Alex Norris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,333 shared comparable votes.

1,333 same votes 0 different votes 1,333 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
99 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
93 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
93 Aye 59 No
61 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
61 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
31 Aye 74 No
30 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
93 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
93 Aye 59 No
61 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
61 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
31 Aye 74 No
30 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
1% above average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
75.2%
4% above average
Rank 300 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,113 eligible divisions
959
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
55.9% of votes cast
757
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
701
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
49
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
405
+265.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
455
+315.6 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£301,924
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 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
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