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Karin Smyth vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 0 different votes 386 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
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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 367 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
1,705
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
564 eligible divisions
953
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.6 % of votes cast
752
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
352
+224.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
74
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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