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Karin Smyth

Labour Bristol South

Voting record

7
Voted for
0
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Karin Smyth’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Karin Smyth — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,724 of 2,376 (73%).

4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 no vote recorded
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 269, Noes 103 no vote recorded
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 no vote recorded
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 no vote recorded
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 392, Noes 116 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 294, Noes 108 no vote recorded
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Ayes 319, Noes 127 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 255, Noes 128 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Karin Smyth currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care — since 2024-07-08 Government
Previously held
Shadow Minister (Health) — Department of Health and Social Care (2023-09-06 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) — Department of Health and Social Care (2021-12-04 to 2022-11-01) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland) — Northern Ireland Office (2020-04-10 to 2021-02-26) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Karin Smyth →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Address of donor: The Lodge, Potton Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Conservation visit with a cross-party group to see the impact of the RSPB’s conservation measures on Lundy Island, and to hear about the challenges facing seabirds in the UK, value £315
Date received: 28 May 2026
Date accepted: 28 May 2026
Donor status: other (Registered Charity (no 207076))
(Registered 19 June 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Hartcliffe and Withywood Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board. This is an ex-officio and unpaid role within the Bristol South constituency.
Date interest arose: 25 June 2026
(Registered 16 September 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Karin Smyth yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Karin Smyth has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£302,544.45 paid out to or for Karin Smyth across 146 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Karin Smyth’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £239,377.31 (13 claims)
Accommodation — £30,671.41 (26 claims)
Office Costs — £23,214.67 (96 claims)
MP Travel — £5,625.77 (3 claims)
Miscellaneous — £2,129.52 (2 claims)
Staff Travel — £1,525.77 (6 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £127.91, 2026-03-26 — Electricity
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £60.00, 2026-03-23 — Equipment clean and service
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £50.64, 2026-03-11 — Internet
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £128.35, 2026-03-09 — Internet
Stationery & printing — £136.80, 2026-02-27 — Banner March 2026
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £50.64, 2026-02-25 — Internet
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £158.56, 2026-02-09 — Internet
Stationery & printing — £176.06, 2026-01-22 — CARTRIDGE SAVE

Every claim on file for Karin Smyth →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Karin Smyth — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Karin Smyth’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Karin Smyth isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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