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Karin Smyth vs Sarah Bool

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 331 different votes 337 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API