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Karin Smyth vs Sojan Joseph

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

463 same votes 14 different votes 477 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
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
571
636 eligible divisions
984
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
49.6% of votes cast
777
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
288
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
73
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
469
+300.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
87
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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