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Karin Smyth vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,345 shared comparable votes.

1,345 same votes 0 different votes 1,345 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
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
53 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
53 Aye 72 No
21 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
21 Aye 71 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
53 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
53 Aye 72 No
21 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
21 Aye 71 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,368 eligible divisions
959
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
876
56.2% of votes cast
757
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
683
43.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
5
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
405
+265.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
5
-134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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