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Karin Smyth vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,254 shared comparable votes.

1,253 same votes 1 different votes 1,254 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
105 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
106 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
106 Aye 55 No
48 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
48 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
25 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
106 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
106 Aye 55 No
48 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
48 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
25 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
Participation
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,720
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,372 eligible divisions
959
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
761
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
654
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
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
409
+268.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
130
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
167 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API