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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.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 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

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API