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Mark Sewards vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 1 different votes 390 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
39 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
39 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 46 of 650
436
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
564 eligible divisions
204
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
50.1 % of votes cast
232
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
248
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
142
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
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
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API