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Karin Smyth vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

456 same votes 3 different votes 459 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
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
66
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
469
+309.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
69
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No 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