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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 385 different votes 391 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 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 43 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
544
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,406 eligible divisions
270
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.0% of votes cast
274
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Appearances
51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
129
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Contributions
73
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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