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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 2 different votes 418 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
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 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
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
496
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
558 eligible divisions
248
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.6 % of votes cast
248
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
93
+22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
104
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
102
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API