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Karin Smyth vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 525 shared comparable votes.

525 same votes 0 different votes 525 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
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 647
Participation
74.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
1,672
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
680
912 eligible divisions
942
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.3 % of votes cast
730
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
345
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

74
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 647
Appearances
50
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
209
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 647
Contributions
305
+193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
13 of 13 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API