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Karin Smyth vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 288 different votes 294 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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 371 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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