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Karin Smyth vs Zarah Sultana

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

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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 985 shared comparable votes.

878 same votes 107 different votes 985 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
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 96% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 70% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 81% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 117 shared votes
45 Aye 72 No
32 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 51 shared votes
27 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 366 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 67 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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