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Karin Smyth vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 0 different votes 386 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
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
91.2%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
51.5% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
261
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
26
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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