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Karin Smyth vs Jo Platt

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 743 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 1 different votes 743 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
73 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
73 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 109 shared votes
72 Aye 37 No
73 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
73 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 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 364 of 650
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
29
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
470
+308.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
48
-114.0 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API