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Karin Smyth vs Kate Dearden

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 Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Kate Dearden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 649
1,708
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
573 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
49.4 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
251
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Appearances
78
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
400
+264.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
198
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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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