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Karin Smyth vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,558 shared comparable votes.

1,531 same votes 27 different votes 1,558 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
110 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
110 Aye 73 No
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
36 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 89% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
44 Aye 24 No
Education 99% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
75 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 157 shared votes
74 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
835
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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