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Karin Smyth vs Jack Abbott

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 2 different votes 451 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
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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 366 of 649
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.4% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
271
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,221
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£181,221
20% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API