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Karin Smyth vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

1,169 same votes 5 different votes 1,174 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
104 Aye 52 No
53 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
53 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
104 Aye 52 No
53 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
53 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 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
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
60.0% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

120
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
81
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
452
+295.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
518
+361.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
176 of 212 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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