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Karin Smyth vs David Williams

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and David Williams voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 14 different votes 444 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
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
50.8% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
73
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
469
+300.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
93
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API