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Cat Smith vs Andrew Pakes

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 Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 7 different votes 313 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
17 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 92% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Appearances
87
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
105
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API