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Cat Smith vs Chris Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Chris Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 4 different votes 334 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
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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 377 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
631 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
48.9% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API