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Karin Smyth vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 0 different votes 434 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 647
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 647
1,676
2,319 eligible divisions
Total votes
555
702 eligible divisions
943
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.1 % of votes cast
733
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
266
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

79
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 647
Appearances
53
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647
225
+112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 647
Contributions
62
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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