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Karin Smyth vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,162 same votes 0 different votes 1,162 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
90 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
61 Aye 78 No
29 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
29 Aye 74 No
38 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
61 Aye 78 No
29 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
29 Aye 74 No
38 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 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
85.1%
13% above average
Rank 84 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
1,688 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
52.7% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
679
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
84
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
452
+293.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
97
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
53 of 54 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 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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