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Karin Smyth vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 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 364 of 650
Participation
93.0%
21% above average
Rank 7 of 650
1,754
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
583
627 eligible divisions
981
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
297
50.9% of votes cast
773
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
286
49.1% 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, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
470
+305.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£179,690
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£179,690
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
81 of 97 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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