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Karin Smyth vs Sean Woodcock

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 489 shared comparable votes.

480 same votes 9 different votes 489 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
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
93.5%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
631 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
296
50.2% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
294
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API