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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
vs
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 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 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
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 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

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,704
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
952
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
752
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
352
+226.0 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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
7
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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