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Karin Smyth vs Linsey Farnsworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 1 different votes 428 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
44 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
44 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
44 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
44 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API