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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 1,610 shared comparable votes.

1,603 same votes 7 different votes 1,610 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
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
102 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
105 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

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,961
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
1,085
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
935
54.0% of votes cast
876
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
26
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
154
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
31
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650

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
65 of 67 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API