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Karin Smyth vs Grahame Morris

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 Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Grahame Morris voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,533 shared comparable votes.

1,502 same votes 31 different votes 1,533 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
130 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
130 Aye 80 No
29 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
29 Aye 83 No
33 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
41 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
74 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
72 Aye 73 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
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,828
2,417 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
986
53.9% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
842
46.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
34
1.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£302,235
34% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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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