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Karin Smyth vs Layla Moran

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 Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Layla Moran voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

867 same votes 260 different votes 1,127 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
81 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
81 Aye 58 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 96% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
9 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 29 No
Trade 93% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 15 No
Education 35% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 57% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
87 Aye 49 No
Tax 59% aligned 136 shared votes
83 Aye 53 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 480 of 648
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,057 eligible divisions
942
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
56.6 % of votes cast
727
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
606
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

70
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
Appearances
34
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
205
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648
Contributions
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£297,909
32 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
4 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
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
148 of 193 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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