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Cat Smith vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,151 same votes 8 different votes 1,159 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
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
85 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
85 Aye 42 No
47 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
40 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
85 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
85 Aye 42 No
47 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 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
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
60.0% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% 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
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
31
-123.8 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
518
+363.2 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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