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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 378 different votes 385 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 3 No
Environment / Climate 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 650
496
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
1,631 eligible divisions
248
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
49.1 % of votes cast
248
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
729
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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