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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Blair McDougall

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Blair McDougall voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 14 different votes 415 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 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

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
Participation
73.1%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
555
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
636 eligible divisions
279
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.8% of votes cast
276
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
229
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Appearances
72
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Contributions
347
+177.8 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 33 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API