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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 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 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
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
496
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
563 eligible divisions
248
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.0 % of votes cast
248
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
227
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Contributions
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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