The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Karin Smyth vs Caroline Voaden

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 Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
LD South Devon

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Caroline Voaden voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 266 different votes 325 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 8% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 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
68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
575 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
49.7 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
199
50.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
193
+54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£193,283
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£193,283
15 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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 13 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API