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Cat Eccles vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Jeff Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 8 different votes 327 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
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,922
2,422 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.5% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

121
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
56
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
150
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
72
-95.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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