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Karin Smyth vs Rebecca Paul

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 Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 304 different votes 309 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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