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Karin Smyth vs Andrew Pakes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 13 different votes 381 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
26 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
469
+299.8 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
107
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API