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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 1 different votes 357 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
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
215
+69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API