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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 12 different votes 369 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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