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Karin Smyth vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 0 different votes 236 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
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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 366 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
413
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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