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Karin Smyth vs Olivia Bailey

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 10 different votes 397 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
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.8% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
237
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
469
+299.8 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
219
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

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