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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 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,312 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.4 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
727
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
Appearances
70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
Contributions
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 648

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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#5
Transport
71 of 87 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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