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Karin Smyth vs Paul Davies

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
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Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Paul Davies voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 486 shared comparable votes.

486 same votes 0 different votes 486 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
45 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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 364 of 650
Participation
94.2%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
296
50.7% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
288
49.3% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
53
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
470
+306.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
62
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 500 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
£194,533
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£194,533
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Benefits
30 of 30 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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