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Karin Smyth vs Jessica Toale

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 Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jessica Toale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 2 different votes 395 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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 364 of 650
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 246 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
50.0% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Appearances
130
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
470
+308.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
157
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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