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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 0 different votes 439 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% 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
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API