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Karin Smyth vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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

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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.3% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
213
48.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
46
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
65
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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