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Cat Smith vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Christine Jardine voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

913 same votes 169 different votes 1,082 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
88 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
88 Aye 67 No
19 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 93 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
33 Aye 91 No
10 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 13 No
Education 37% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 62% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
91 Aye 34 No
Tax 66% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 11 No
Defence 76% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 371 of 648
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,681
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
915
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
766
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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