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Karin Smyth vs Stephen Doughty

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,318 shared comparable votes.

1,299 same votes 19 different votes 1,318 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
105 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
59 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
59 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
27 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
105 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
59 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
59 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
27 Aye 68 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 363 of 650
Participation
66.3%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 650
1,743
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,401 eligible divisions
970
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
57.1% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

117
+29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
81
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
433
+279.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
400
+246.9 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 81 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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