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Karin Smyth vs Daisy Cooper

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 Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 925 shared comparable votes.

635 same votes 290 different votes 925 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
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 16 No
Trade 96% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 50 No
Migration 95% aligned 61 shared votes
12 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Education 26% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
75 Aye 43 No
Tax 45% aligned 118 shared votes
72 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 55% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 368 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,201
1,658 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
625
52.0% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
576
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
85
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
22% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
23
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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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