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Karin Smyth vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 0 different votes 418 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
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,699
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
574
764 eligible divisions
950
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.1 % of votes cast
749
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
292
50.9 % 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, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

96
+25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
314
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Contributions
326
+201.5 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
49 of 51 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Transport
76 of 92 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API