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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 1 different votes 372 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
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.0 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
500
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
252
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
248
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

93
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
110
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Contributions
435
+301.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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
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