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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 1,351 shared comparable votes.

1,351 same votes 0 different votes 1,351 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
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
104 Aye 52 No
52 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
52 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 No
33 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
104 Aye 52 No
52 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
52 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 No
33 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 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
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,405 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
390
+235.4 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
2
2 registered categories
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
185 of 212 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API