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Karin Smyth vs Sarah Olney

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
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sarah Olney voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

675 same votes 258 different votes 933 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
14 Aye 69 No
Migration 96% aligned 83 shared votes
15 Aye 68 No
37 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 39% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
6 Aye 31 No
68 Aye 43 No
Tax 53% aligned 111 shared votes
68 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 62% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
958
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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