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Tim Roca vs Karin Smyth

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
429
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
230
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
56.0 % of votes cast
199
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
64
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Contributions
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
7
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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 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 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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