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Karin Smyth vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 4 different votes 436 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 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 364 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
84
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
469
+309.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
144
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 249 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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: New Clause 21 19 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
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