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Karin Smyth vs Chris McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Chris McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 11 different votes 412 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
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
469
+299.8 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
414
+244.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API