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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 391 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 1 different votes 391 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
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 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
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 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

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 650
691
946 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
340
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.0 % of votes cast
351
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
248
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
307
+181.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650

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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
49 of 57 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API