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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
69
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 447 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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