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Karin Smyth vs Jim Shannon

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

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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,500 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 1,125 different votes 1,500 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
21 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 46% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 56 No
Migration 44% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 27 No
Defence 41% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 41% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 17 No
Housing 40% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 170 shared votes
60 Aye 110 No
28 Aye 17 No
Energy 13% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
127 Aye 80 No
Tax 14% aligned 207 shared votes
92 Aye 115 No
29 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
48 Aye 22 No
Education 19% aligned 70 shared votes
27 Aye 43 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
404
+265.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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