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Karin Smyth vs John Slinger

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and John Slinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 different votes 428 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 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 366 of 649
Participation
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
266
51.3% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
253
48.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
177
+94.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 127 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
£168,663
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£168,663
25% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API