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Karin Smyth vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ben Lake voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

1,054 same votes 182 different votes 1,236 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
89 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
89 Aye 65 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 77 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
27 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Education 65% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 71% aligned 157 shared votes
109 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 23 No
Benefits 71% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
62 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 138 shared votes
61 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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