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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 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 124 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
51.0% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.0% 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
89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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
£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
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Education
48 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
105 of 112 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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