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Karin Smyth vs Mr Mark Francois

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
vs
Photograph of Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,225 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,174 different votes 1,225 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
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 9% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 60 No
Migration 5% aligned 78 shared votes
60 Aye 18 No
106 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 166 shared votes
58 Aye 108 No
15 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
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