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Karin Smyth vs Richard Foord

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

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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Richard Foord voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 491 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 228 different votes 491 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
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 41 No
Migration 98% aligned 52 shared votes
10 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 1 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 13% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 20% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

105
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
404
+266.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
24 of 29 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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