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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 3 different votes 447 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
31 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 43 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
544
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
270
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
274
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Appearances
59
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
129
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Contributions
76
-84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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