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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
77
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
113
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Contributions
111
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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