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Karin Smyth vs Katie White

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 Katie White
Katie White
Lab Leeds North West

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Katie White voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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 367 of 649
Participation
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
568 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
45.9 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
232
54.1 % 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

107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
44
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
114
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£150,289
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,289
34 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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