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Edward Argar vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 401 different votes 407 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
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

90.2%
17% above average
Rank 17 of 649
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
2,134
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
580 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
50.2% of votes cast
1,118
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
253
49.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Appearances
91
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
129
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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