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Karin Smyth vs Sir Edward Leigh

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
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,322 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,277 different votes 1,322 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
4 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
59 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 135 shared votes
77 Aye 58 No
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
128 Aye 66 No
Tax 0% aligned 194 shared votes
66 Aye 128 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 45 shared votes
13 Aye 32 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 367 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
956
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
752
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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