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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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 Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 337 different votes 343 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
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Appearances
72
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
112
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Contributions
89
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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