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Cat Smith vs Andy McDonald

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 McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,485 shared comparable votes.

1,474 same votes 11 different votes 1,485 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
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
31 Aye 103 No
31 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 23 No
Benefits 93% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 21 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
42 Aye 20 No
Education 98% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
67 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 143 shared votes
66 Aye 77 No
112 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
1,723
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
804
44.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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