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Karin Smyth vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,544 shared comparable votes.

1,538 same votes 6 different votes 1,544 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
128 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
128 Aye 78 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
73 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
28 Aye 79 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
104 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 38 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
128 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
128 Aye 78 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
73 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
28 Aye 79 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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