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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Melanie Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 15 different votes 433 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
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
555
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
636 eligible divisions
279
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
276
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Appearances
77
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
140
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
121
-47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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