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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 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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 366 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
221
49.4% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
54
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
2
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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