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Alison Hume vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Cat Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 7 different votes 341 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
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 74% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 650
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
493
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
230
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.1% of votes cast
263
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
802
45.9% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
38
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
127
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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