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Karin Smyth vs David Reed

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 Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and David Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 260 different votes 269 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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