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Karin Smyth vs Richard Baker

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Richard Baker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 13 different votes 383 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
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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 362 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
469
+299.8 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
110
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API