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Karin Smyth vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% 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
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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