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Represented by Lab since 2024. Centred on Bristol. Population 100,365, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% above the national average.

A government minister voting a strict party line, Karin Smyth has not once rebelled against Labour since the 2024 election. Her most recent parliamentary activity came in mid-April 2026, when she backed the government in overturning a series of Lords amendments to both the Pension Schemes Bill -- including one that would have blocked ministers from directing how pension funds invest savers' money -- and the Crime and Policing Bill, where she supported rejecting Lords amendments on fly-tipping enforcement and other provisions. Her 0% alignment score on pro-lords-scrutiny votes and 6% on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny reflect a consistent pattern of backing executive authority over upper-chamber oversight. Outside Westminster, she has been publicly vocal on the Imperial Apartments housing crisis in Bristol South, and used a personal skin cancer diagnosis in early 2025 to advocate for earlier NHS diagnosis.

As Minister of State for Health, Smyth is an 82% participation voter -- broadly in line with Commons averages for a serving minister. Her voting profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights (90%) and progressive taxation (96%), while her pro-business score sits at just 17%. Her deviations from Labour's average are concentrated on assisted dying: she sits around 8--14 percentage points more sceptical of assisted dying access and safeguards than her parliamentary colleagues, and further from party average on disability benefits. Her 522 contributions span 128 debates, with health (127) and social care (58) dominating -- consistent with her ministerial brief and a background in NHS management.

395
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Smyth’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.407 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Smyth has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
78
Economy
76
Crime & Policing
43
Employment
41
Education
34
Welfare and Benefits
27
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BedminsterEllie Freeman1,964Green Pa
BedminsterEmily Jade Clarke1,895Labour P
BishopsworthRichard Stephen Eddy994Conserva
BishopsworthSusan Kollar985Labour P
FilwoodLisa Durston1,088Labour P
FilwoodRob Logan1,004Labour P
Hartcliffe WithywoodKerry Johanna Bailes965Labour P
Hartcliffe WithywoodKirsty Tait873Labour P
Hartcliffe WithywoodPaul Goggin846Labour P
Hengrove Whitchurch ParkAndrew Brown1,956Liberal
Hengrove Whitchurch ParkSarah Classick1,954Liberal
Hengrove Whitchurch ParkTim Kent2,218Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
100,365
Electorate 75,533 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
20.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
41
25 primary · 6 secondary
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