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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.

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,544 shared comparable votes.

1,538 same votes 6 different votes 1,544 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
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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

£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
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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