Voting Record — Karin Smyth MP, Bristol South (25390)

Karin Smyth is currently Shadow Minister (Health), and Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 660, 0.0% 660 votes out of 1002, 65.9% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 0 votes out of 373, 0.0% 373 votes out of 463, 80.6% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 2 votes out of 322, 0.6% 322 votes out of 467, 69.0% 0 times

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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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HouseDateSubjectKarin SmythLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Sep 2023Became Shadow Minister (Health),
23 Nov 2022Stopped being Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee
16 Nov 2022Became Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee
1 Nov 2022Stopped being Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care),
26 Jan 2022Stopped being Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee
19 Jan 2022Became Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee
4 Dec 2021Became Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care),
2 Nov 2021Stopped being Member, Health and Care Bill Committee
7 Sep 2021Became Member, Health and Care Bill Committee
26 Feb 2021Stopped being Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland),
8 Jun 2020Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
10 Apr 2020Became Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland),
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectKarin SmythLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
HouseDateSubjectKarin SmythLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons5 Jan 2016Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause 57 — Marketing of New Homes to Local First Time Buyers Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
7 Jul 2015Became Member, Public Accounts Committee

Policy Comparisons

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

AgreementPolicy
7% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
1% Academy Schools - for
90% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
16% Asylum System - More strict
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
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
59% Employment rights
21% Encourage and incentivise saving
71% Energy Prices - More Affordable
50% English Votes on English Laws etc.
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
67% Fixed Term Parliaments
61% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
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
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
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
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% 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
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
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
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

Possible Friends (more...)

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