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Karin Smyth vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 868 shared comparable votes.

868 same votes 0 different votes 868 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
72 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
72 Aye 60 No
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
51 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
72 Aye 60 No
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
51 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 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 364 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,747
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
974
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
773
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% 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

125
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
7
-85.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
470
+309.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
7
-153.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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