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Karin Smyth vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

1,040 same votes 0 different votes 1,040 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
82 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
82 Aye 55 No
49 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
49 Aye 65 No
20 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
20 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
82 Aye 55 No
49 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
49 Aye 65 No
20 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
20 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 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
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
1,688 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
660
51.0% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
634
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

124
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
12
-80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
469
+308.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
14
-146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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