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Karin Smyth vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,196 shared comparable votes.

1,170 same votes 26 different votes 1,196 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
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
17 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
62 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 119 shared votes
62 Aye 57 No
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 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 360 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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