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Karin Smyth vs Kevin McKenna

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 Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Kevin McKenna voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 0 different votes 443 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
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 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 366 of 649
Participation
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.8% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
257
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
45
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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