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Karin Smyth vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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
41 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
41 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
41 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 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
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
1,704
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
952
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.9 % of votes cast
752
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
242
50.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
352
+226.2 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API