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Karin Smyth vs Luke Pollard

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 Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,251 same votes 0 different votes 1,251 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
92 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
92 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
96 Aye 55 No
56 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
56 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
92 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
96 Aye 55 No
56 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
56 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 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 367 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,720
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,117 eligible divisions
959
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.2% of votes cast
761
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
657
44.8% 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
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
72
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
409
+268.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
676
+535.5 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
61 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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