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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs James 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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
45 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
45 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

99
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API