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Mary Kelly Foy vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Karin Smyth voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 948 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 29 different votes 948 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
79 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
79 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
28 Aye 59 No
16 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 112 shared votes
40 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
79 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
79 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
984
55.9% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
777
44.1% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
124
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
469
+302.6 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
82 of 98 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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