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Karin Smyth vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Paul Waugh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 11 different votes 453 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
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
1,760
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
633 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API