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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 different votes 246 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
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
119
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Contributions
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
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