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Karin Smyth vs Sir Stephen Timms

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,559 shared comparable votes.

1,546 same votes 13 different votes 1,559 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
120 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
120 Aye 81 No
73 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
73 Aye 86 No
31 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
31 Aye 82 No
35 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
104 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
120 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
120 Aye 81 No
73 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
73 Aye 86 No
31 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
31 Aye 82 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 361 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
1,735
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,878
2,390 eligible divisions
968
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
767
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
848
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
415
+263.6 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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