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Karin Smyth vs Jake Richards

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
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Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
31 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
411
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API