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Karin Smyth vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,430 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,371 different votes 1,430 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
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 8% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 77 No
Migration 5% aligned 107 shared votes
76 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 172 shared votes
64 Aye 108 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
42 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 56 shared votes
14 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

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