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Karin Smyth vs Sammy Wilson

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
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 866 different votes 1,119 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
19 Aye 21 No
Defence 45% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 38% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 13 No
Benefits 37% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 42 No
Migration 37% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 35% aligned 54 shared votes
18 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 13 No
Energy 9% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
101 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 162 shared votes
58 Aye 104 No
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 16% aligned 166 shared votes
74 Aye 92 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
404
+265.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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