MP for Bristol South
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Karin Smyth is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Bristol South, first elected at the 2015 general election. She serves as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, a role she has held since July 2024, and has previously been a shadow minister for Health, among other health-related roles and committee work.
She shows very high party loyalty (100%) and relatively high attendance (69%), with no rebel votes. Her voting pattern sits centre-left (42/100). On key issues, she generally supports NHS funding and Universal Credit, while opposing stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her votes on bus services regulation, VAT changes, transgender rights and trade union powers are mixed.
Declared financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
10 positions
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Since Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Health)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Down Syndrome Bill
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022
Health and Care Bill
Sept 2021 - Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
Apr 2020 - Feb 2021
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has almost always voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
