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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 11 different votes 399 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
555
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,859
2,422 eligible divisions
279
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,046
56.3% of votes cast
276
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
813
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

118
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Appearances
41
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Contributions
18
-151.2 vs Commons average
Rank 617 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API