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Matt Western vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 1 different votes 352 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API