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Karin Smyth vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,266 shared comparable votes.

1,254 same votes 12 different votes 1,266 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
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
65 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
65 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
65 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
65 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 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 365 of 650
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
857
57.1% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

112
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
61
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
418
+265.8 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
433
+280.8 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API