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Karin Smyth vs Luke Murphy

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 Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy
Lab Basingstoke

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Luke Murphy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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 367 of 650
Participation
81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 175 of 650
1,705
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
564 eligible divisions
953
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.1 % of votes cast
752
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
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

100
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
56
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
352
+224.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
86
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Education
47 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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