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Peter Kyle vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,249 shared comparable votes.

1,244 same votes 5 different votes 1,249 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
97 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
50 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
50 Aye 66 No
20 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
20 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
108 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
97 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
50 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
50 Aye 66 No
20 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
20 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,479
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
846
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
633
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
232
+93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
60 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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