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Cat Smith vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,402 shared comparable votes.

1,396 same votes 6 different votes 1,402 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
95 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
95 Aye 59 No
38 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
38 Aye 98 No
57 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
57 Aye 71 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
102 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
95 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
95 Aye 59 No
38 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
38 Aye 98 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
932
55.2% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
72
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
521
+366.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API