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Maureen Burke vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Karin Smyth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 2 different votes 325 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
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

60.1%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
379
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
164
43.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
55.9% of votes cast
215
56.7% of votes cast
No votes
776
44.1% of votes cast
3
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
33
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26% below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Transport
25 of 32 votes
#3
Transport
82 of 98 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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