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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 1,362 shared comparable votes.

1,362 same votes 0 different votes 1,362 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
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
62 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
62 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
31 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
62 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
62 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
31 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 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 365 of 650
Participation
75.4%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,622
2,150 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.6% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
720
44.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
501
+346.4 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£301,924
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
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
78 of 82 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
67 of 76 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
160 of 189 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API