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Karin Smyth vs Yvette Cooper

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
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

1,267 same votes 0 different votes 1,267 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
103 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
103 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
103 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
942
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
727
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648
Contributions
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Transport
71 of 87 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API