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Karin Smyth vs Lola McEvoy

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Lola McEvoy voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

468 same votes 10 different votes 478 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
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 27 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
563
631 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
49.7% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
283
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
53
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£195,928
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£195,928
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API