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Jake Richards vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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


Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 1 different votes 343 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
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 44 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
50.3 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
252
49.7 % 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

61
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
96
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
204
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
113
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API