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Karin Smyth vs Mr Luke Charters

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 1 different votes 427 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
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.5% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API