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Karin Smyth vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,000 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 26 different votes 1,000 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
87 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
87 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 13 No
Education 94% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
52 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 115 shared votes
50 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 99% aligned 99 shared votes
26 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 362 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

124
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
469
+302.6 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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