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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 46 of 647
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 647
476
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
537 eligible divisions
242
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6 % of votes cast
234
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 647
Appearances
20
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 647
97
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 647
Contributions
42
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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