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Karin Smyth vs Dr Allison Gardner

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 12 different votes 437 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
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 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
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
105
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
469
+300.8 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
154
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 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