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Karin Smyth vs Nick Timothy

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

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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Nick Timothy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 258 different votes 262 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
Participation
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 648
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
362
526 eligible divisions
942
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
46.4 % of votes cast
727
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
194
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
Appearances
91
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648
Contributions
112
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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