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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 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 647
Participation
94.8 %
22 % above average
Rank 2 of 647
1,680
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
537 eligible divisions
944
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.9 % of votes cast
736
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 647
Appearances
60
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 647
246
+132.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 647
Contributions
71
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
75 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API