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Karin Smyth vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 567 shared comparable votes.

567 same votes 0 different votes 567 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
46 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
46 Aye 43 No
34 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
13 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
46 Aye 43 No
34 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
13 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% 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
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

107
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
73
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
411
+267.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
286
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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