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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Sir Christopher Chope

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 232 different votes 236 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API