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Karin Smyth vs Andrew Ranger

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
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Photograph of Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger
Lab Wrexham

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Andrew Ranger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 0 different votes 418 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
40 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
40 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
40 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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 366 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
50.0% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
32
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£139,164
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£139,164
38% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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