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Karin Smyth vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,524 shared comparable votes.

1,512 same votes 12 different votes 1,524 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
131 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
131 Aye 82 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
76 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
76 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
30 Aye 79 No
55 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
55 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
131 Aye 82 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
76 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
76 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
30 Aye 79 No
55 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
55 Aye 24 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
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,735
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
968
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
767
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
415
+263.6 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
68 of 70 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API