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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
vs
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 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
575 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
50.1 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
64
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
399
+261.4 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
201
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
1
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
82 of 96 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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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