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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 1,135 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 1 different votes 1,135 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 364 of 650
Participation
54.4%
18% below average
Rank 606 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,308
2,406 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
725
55.4% of votes cast
773
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, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

120
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
58
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
452
+293.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
674
+515.5 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
2
2 registered categories
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 212 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API