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Karin Smyth vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
24 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.2 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649
Appearances
82
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
418
+279.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
110
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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