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Karin Smyth vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 647
Participation
90.7 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 647
1,680
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
537 eligible divisions
944
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
736
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 647
Appearances
54
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
233
+119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 647
Contributions
75
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Transport
75 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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