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Karin Smyth vs Claire Hughes

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 Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
45 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
45 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
45 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 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
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
1,704
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
563 eligible divisions
952
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.9 % of votes cast
752
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.1 % 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

100
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Appearances
8
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
352
+225.8 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
8
-118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 623 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
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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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