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Jake Richards vs Jayne Kirkham

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
82.5%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
590 eligible divisions
220
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.3% of votes cast
207
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
242
49.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
219
+135.3 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
266
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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