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Karin Smyth vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 9 different votes 457 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 80% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
86.7%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
1,760
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
633 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
290
52.8% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
259
47.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% 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
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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