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Karin Smyth vs Dan Aldridge

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 Dan Aldridge
Dan Aldridge
Lab Weston-super-Mare

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Dan Aldridge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 476 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.5% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
204
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
15
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
411
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
18
-127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£177,491
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£177,491
22% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
29 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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