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Karin Smyth vs Claire Hanna

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 Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Claire Hanna voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 570 shared comparable votes.

545 same votes 25 different votes 570 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
23 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
23 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
23 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 16 No
Benefits 68% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
32 Aye 15 No
Tax 94% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
753
1,643 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
391
51.9 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
362
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
38
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,191
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 154 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
33 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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