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Karin Smyth vs Chris Vince

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 Vince
Chris Vince
Lab Harlow

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Chris Vince voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 0 different votes 417 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
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
91.4 %
19 % above average
Rank 12 of 650
1,699
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
558 eligible divisions
950
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.2 % of votes cast
749
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
249
48.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
298
+227.9 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
314
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Contributions
369
+244.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£165,900
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,900
27 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
76 of 92 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API