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Andrew Western vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 1 different votes 408 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
32 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
32 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API