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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 497 shared comparable votes.

497 same votes 0 different votes 497 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 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 364 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
626
789 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
319
51.0% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

125
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
470
+308.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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