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Karin Smyth vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,189 shared comparable votes.

971 same votes 218 different votes 1,189 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
25 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
25 Aye 59 No
97 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
9 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 34 No
Trade 93% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Education 50% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
106 Aye 52 No
Tax 68% aligned 158 shared votes
97 Aye 61 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
942
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
727
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

70
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
205
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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