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Karin Smyth vs Ed Miliband

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,134 shared comparable votes.

1,133 same votes 1 different votes 1,134 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
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
92 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
92 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
19 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
92 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
92 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
19 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 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
55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
54
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
411
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
633
+490.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API