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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.

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,489 shared comparable votes.

1,485 same votes 4 different votes 1,489 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

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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