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Keir Mather vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 different votes 428 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
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
589
781 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
290
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
299
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 1 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
507
+368.7 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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