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Karin Smyth vs Helen Hayes

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Helen Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,565 shared comparable votes.

1,545 same votes 20 different votes 1,565 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 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
130 Aye 82 No
64 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
64 Aye 81 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No
34 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
43 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
130 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
130 Aye 82 No
64 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
64 Aye 81 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 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 361 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
1,735
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,898
2,390 eligible divisions
968
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
55.1% of votes cast
767
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
853
44.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
107
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
415
+263.6 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
127
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API