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Karin Smyth vs Edward Argar

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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Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Edward Argar voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,555 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 1,483 different votes 1,555 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
108 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 173 shared votes
68 Aye 105 No
23 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
68 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 152 shared votes
85 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 4% aligned 112 shared votes
79 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
209 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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