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Kerry McCarthy vs Karin Smyth

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


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,556 shared comparable votes.

1,550 same votes 6 different votes 1,556 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
128 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
128 Aye 78 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
73 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
28 Aye 79 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 39 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
128 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
128 Aye 78 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
73 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
28 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Contributions
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API