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Bambos Charalambous vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

1,115 same votes 2 different votes 1,117 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
99 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
99 Aye 60 No
84 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
84 Aye 57 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
99 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
99 Aye 60 No
84 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
84 Aye 57 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
40 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 647
Participation
72.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 647
1,476
2,069 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,324 eligible divisions
844
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
54.4 % of votes cast
632
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
766
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 647
Appearances
22
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 647
20
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
Contributions
30
-85.5 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Housing
44 of 54 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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