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Karin Smyth vs Chris Kane

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
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Photograph of Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.2 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.8 % 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

107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
26
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
33
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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