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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Michael Payne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 1 different votes 407 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
1
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

#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API