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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 1,157 shared comparable votes.

1,152 same votes 5 different votes 1,157 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
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
53 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
53 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 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 366 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
411
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
1
1 registered category
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
175 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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