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Karin Smyth vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,500 shared comparable votes.

1,495 same votes 5 different votes 1,500 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
132 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
132 Aye 86 No
58 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
58 Aye 82 No
30 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
30 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
102 Aye 69 No
132 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
132 Aye 86 No
58 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
58 Aye 82 No
30 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
30 Aye 77 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
986
55.7 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
784
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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