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Karin Smyth vs Matt Vickers

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 922 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 893 different votes 922 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
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 64 No
Migration 4% aligned 90 shared votes
60 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 111 shared votes
65 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 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 371 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,708
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
47.8 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
383
+248.5 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
Contributions
102
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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