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Karin Smyth vs Clive Efford

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,500 shared comparable votes.

1,496 same votes 4 different votes 1,500 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
123 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
123 Aye 71 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
68 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
68 Aye 71 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
34 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 96% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
123 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
123 Aye 71 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
68 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
68 Aye 71 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
790
43.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API