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Karin Smyth vs James Murray

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

984 same votes 0 different votes 984 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
85 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
85 Aye 56 No
41 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
41 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
27 Aye 74 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
85 Aye 56 No
41 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
41 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
27 Aye 74 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
411
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API