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Lauren Edwards vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 0 different votes 450 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
45 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
45 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
45 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 44 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
50.3 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
252
49.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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