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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 362 different votes 370 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
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 1% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.8%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Appearances
80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
112
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Contributions
116
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
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