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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
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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 573 shared comparable votes.

573 same votes 0 different votes 573 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
736
1,003 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
357
48.5% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

125
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
470
+308.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
17 of 17 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 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
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: 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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