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Karin Smyth vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,420 shared comparable votes.

1,420 same votes 0 different votes 1,420 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
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
76 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
76 Aye 73 No
20 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
20 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
76 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
76 Aye 73 No
20 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
20 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 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
69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
57.0 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
705
43.0 % 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
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
26
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
64 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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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