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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
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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 806 shared comparable votes.

806 same votes 0 different votes 806 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 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
72 Aye 56 No
68 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
68 Aye 25 No
50 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
72 Aye 56 No
68 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 93 shared votes
68 Aye 25 No
50 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
Participation
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 648
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
942
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
727
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648
Contributions
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 648

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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