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Karin Smyth vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,310 shared comparable votes.

1,309 same votes 1 different votes 1,310 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
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
47 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
1% above average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
64.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,368 eligible divisions
959
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
872
57.3% of votes cast
757
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
650
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
405
+265.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
542
+402.6 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
64 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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