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Cat Smith vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Andy Burnham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 111 shared comparable votes.

111 same votes 0 different votes 111 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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 380 of 650
Participation
48.1%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
1,723
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
26
54 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
15
57.7% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
11
42.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

24
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Appearances
13
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
29
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
480
+330.9 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
34
8 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
4 of 5 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
3 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
4 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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