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Karin Smyth vs Angela Rayner

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 Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Angela Rayner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,338 shared comparable votes.

1,335 same votes 3 different votes 1,338 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
104 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
105 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
105 Aye 53 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
23 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
104 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
105 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
105 Aye 53 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
23 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
1% above average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
66.5%
5% below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,368 eligible divisions
959
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
55.7% of votes cast
757
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
697
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
405
+265.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
173
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 157 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
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
25
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
59 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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