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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 1,264 shared comparable votes.

1,263 same votes 1 different votes 1,264 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
107 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
107 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
26 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
107 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
107 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
26 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 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 365 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% 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
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
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
168 of 212 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API