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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 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
2
2 registered categories
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
14 of 14 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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