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Cat Smith vs Caroline Nokes

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 Caroline Nokes
Caroline Nokes
Con Romsey and Southampton North

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Caroline Nokes voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

91 same votes 956 different votes 1,047 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
16 Aye 30 No
Migration 26% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 10% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 165 shared votes
65 Aye 100 No
18 Aye 29 No
Trade 6% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 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 367 of 649
Participation
59.6%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 649
1,723
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,376 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
653
46.1% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
762
53.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
37
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
Appearances
377
+295.3 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
27
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
0
-142.3 vs Commons average
Rank 649 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
£2,363,481
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£236,335
4% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
76 of 91 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h) 22 Jul 2024
Aye
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Message: manuscript amendment 21 May 2024
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Criminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44 15 May 2024
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 8 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 8 May 2024
Tax
No
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 104 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 30 Apr 2024
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Risk-based exclusion: amendment (o) 13 May 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No
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