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Karin Smyth vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,307 shared comparable votes.

1,303 same votes 4 different votes 1,307 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
103 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
103 Aye 70 No
63 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
63 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
30 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 106 shared votes
74 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
103 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
103 Aye 70 No
63 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
63 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 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 365 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
62 of 67 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API