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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 349 different votes 356 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
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
25 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
25 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 650
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 650
496
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,344 eligible divisions
248
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
45.8 % of votes cast
248
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

85
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
82
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
102
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
156
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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