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David Reed vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

David Reed and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 275 different votes 282 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
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 650
350
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
178
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.0 % of votes cast
172
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
248
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Appearances
88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
147
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 168 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

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API