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Karin Smyth vs Jon Pearce

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
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Jon Pearce
Lab High Peak

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jon Pearce voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 263 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
51.6% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
220
48.4% 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
22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£186,611
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£186,611
17% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 29 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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