Karin Smyth’s voting in Parliament

Karin Smyth is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Karin Smyth’s votes.

• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2018
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016

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Karin Smyth has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• European Union (Withdrawal) Act: [9th Allotted Day] 15 Jan 2019

  My constituency of Bristol South voted to remain by 53% to 47%. I have since sought to represent that vote and understand its closeness, but the Prime Minister cannot say that my constituents will be better off. The best I have been told, even in private by Brexiteers, is that there will be a period of uncertainty for some 15 or so years and we will then perhaps know that we have made the...

• European Union (Withdrawal) Act: [9th Allotted Day] 15 Jan 2019

  That point is exactly at the heart of this question of trust. The Attorney General just committed the EU to not agreeing to future trade deals, in response to our request for a customs union, but he refused to say—the Government still refuse to do so—whether the Government will commit to a customs union in that future trade agreement. If they were to do so, there would be no need for this...

• NHS Long-Term Plan 7 Jan 2019

  Before coming to this place, I was a senior manager in Bristol’s primary care trust and then the CCG. I want to pay tribute to the NHS managers who have kept the ship afloat since the Lansley reforms. Today’s plan is clear in its commitment to triple integration and seeking to free commissioners from the barriers to integration in the 2012 procurement rules, but tomorrow the CCG in...

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Profile

Labour MP for Bristol South

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @karinsmyth
• https://facebook.com/KarinSmythMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Karin Smyth campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• NHS Property and Estates Review
• NHS Property Services
• NHS Property Board
• Universal Credit
• Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dawn Primarolo
• Michael Cocks
• William Wilkins
• Alexander Walkden
• Noel Lindsay
• Alexander Walkden
• William Rees
• William Davies
• Walter Long
• Edward Hill
• Joseph Weston

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Offensive Weapons Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Karin Smyth’s speeches
• Has received answers to 88 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81.79% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 82 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)