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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 1 different votes 323 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
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

99
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API