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Karin Smyth vs Matt Turmaine

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 Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Matt Turmaine voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 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 650
Participation
90.9 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 650
1,699
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
558 eligible divisions
950
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
52.5 % of votes cast
749
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
241
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
335
+210.2 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
45
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£150,619
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,619
33 % below average
1
1 registered category
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
76 of 92 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 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 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API