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Karin Smyth vs Louise Sandher-Jones

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 Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Louise Sandher-Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
50.0% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
219
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
187
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£179,498
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£179,498
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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