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Karin Smyth vs Lloyd Hatton

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 Lloyd Hatton
Lloyd Hatton
Lab South Dorset

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Lloyd Hatton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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
84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 116 of 650
1,704
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
563 eligible divisions
952
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.1 % of votes cast
752
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
232
48.9 % 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
72
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
352
+226.2 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£180,392
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,392
20 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Education
47 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
105 of 111 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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API