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Sir Mark Tami vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Tami and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,604 shared comparable votes.

1,604 same votes 0 different votes 1,604 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
131 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
131 Aye 86 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
78 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
78 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
32 Aye 83 No
53 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 86 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
131 Aye 86 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
78 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
78 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
32 Aye 83 No
53 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
53 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
881
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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

£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£286,200
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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