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Karin Smyth vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Chris Bloore voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 2 different votes 391 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
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.5% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Appearances
111
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
470
+308.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
125
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
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: New Clause 21 19 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
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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