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Cat Smith vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 566 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 382 different votes 566 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
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 21 No
Migration 54% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 52% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Trade 50% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 45% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 2 No
Energy 19% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 18 No
Tax 19% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 19% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
25
-113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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