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Andy Slaughter vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,595 shared comparable votes.

1,588 same votes 7 different votes 1,595 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
121 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
121 Aye 63 No
73 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
73 Aye 84 No
38 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
38 Aye 106 No
45 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
101 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
121 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
121 Aye 63 No
73 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
73 Aye 84 No
38 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
38 Aye 106 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
859
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
118
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Contributions
25
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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