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Karin Smyth vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
411
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
368
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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