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Karin Smyth vs Douglas McAllister

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 462 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 16 different votes 462 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
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
88.8%
17% above average
Rank 32 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
565
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
49.6% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
285
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.0% 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
127
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
469
+300.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
154
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 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