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Karin Smyth vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,480 shared comparable votes.

1,475 same votes 5 different votes 1,480 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
119 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
119 Aye 77 No
27 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
27 Aye 78 No
52 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
52 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
74 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 149 shared votes
73 Aye 76 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
119 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
119 Aye 77 No
27 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
27 Aye 78 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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