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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
vs
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 463 shared comparable votes.

463 same votes 0 different votes 463 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 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 366 of 649
Participation
94.2%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
556
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
284
51.1% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
272
48.9% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
45
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
411
+268.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
53
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£194,533
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£194,533
14% below average
1
1 registered category
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
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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