Voting Record — MPs for Bristol South

Karin Smyth

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Karin Smyth (show only their votes)	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 137, 0.0%	137 votes out of 179, 76.5%
Karin Smyth (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 707, 0.0%	707 votes out of 1069, 66.1%
Karin Smyth (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 373, 0.0%	373 votes out of 463, 80.6%
Karin Smyth (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	2 votes out of 322, 0.6%	322 votes out of 467, 69.0%
Dawn Primarolo (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	0 votes out of 1, 0.0%	1 vote out of 1239, 0.1%
Dawn Primarolo (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	5 votes out of 990, 0.5%	990 votes out of 1288, 76.9%
Dawn Primarolo (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	0 votes out of 832, 0.0%	832 votes out of 1246, 66.8%
Dawn Primarolo (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	0 votes out of 861, 0.0%	861 votes out of 1273, 67.6%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Karin Smyth MP
House	Date	Subject	Karin Smyth	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Karin Smyth MP
House	Date	Subject	Karin Smyth	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Karin Smyth MP
House	Date	Subject	Karin Smyth	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Karin Smyth MP
House	Date	Subject	Karin Smyth	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Jan 2016	Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause 57 — Marketing of New Homes to Local First Time Buyers	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Dawn Primarolo MP
House	Date	Subject	Dawn Primarolo	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Dawn Primarolo MP
House	Date	Subject	Dawn Primarolo	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Dawn Primarolo MP
House	Date	Subject	Dawn Primarolo	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Dawn Primarolo MP
House	Date	Subject	Dawn Primarolo	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
7%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
1%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
78%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
16%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
16%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
10%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
94%	Easier access to abortion
59%	Employment rights
21%	Encourage and incentivise saving
71%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
63%	Environmental water quality
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
77%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
88%	Fire Safety
67%	Fixed Term Parliaments
61%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
66%	Further devolution to Scotland
77%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
79%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
87%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
75%	HS2 - In Favour
99%	Human Rights and Equality
64%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
44%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
50%	Increase VAT
80%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
57%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
25%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
82%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
89%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
80%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
16%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
16%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
17%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
84%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
50%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
68%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
81%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
98%	State control of bus services
88%	Stop climate change
76%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Tougher on illegal immigration
4%	Trade Unions - Restrict
63%	Trident replacement - In favour
8%	University Tuition Fees - For
25%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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