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Karin Smyth vs Ruth Jones

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 Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,076 shared comparable votes.

1,074 same votes 2 different votes 1,076 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
79 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
79 Aye 53 No
53 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
53 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
79 Aye 53 No
53 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
53 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

124
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
469
+308.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
86
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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