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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 460 shared comparable votes.

452 same votes 8 different votes 460 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
46 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
33 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
33 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 650
552
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
633 eligible divisions
278
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.4% of votes cast
274
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
136
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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