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Karin Smyth vs Rachel Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
48.8% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
239
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
123
+40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
183
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
6 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API