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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 83% of the time, based on 1,099 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 182 different votes 1,099 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
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
20 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 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 37 No
Tax 65% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 67% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£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
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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