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Karin Smyth vs Gareth Snell

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Gareth Snell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 815 shared comparable votes.

799 same votes 16 different votes 815 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
75 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
75 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 36 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 21 No
Transport 96% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
75 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
75 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
49.3% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
279
50.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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
£797,891
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£176,059
22% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
No rebel
Aye
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API