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Karin Smyth vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,324 shared comparable votes.

1,324 same votes 0 different votes 1,324 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
105 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
51 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 No
30 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
51 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 No
30 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
1% above average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
65.5%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,368 eligible divisions
959
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7% of votes cast
757
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
35
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
405
+265.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
255
+115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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