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Karin Smyth vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 4 different votes 449 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
42 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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 364 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
127
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
469
+308.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
163
+2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 208 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API