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Cat Smith vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,428 shared comparable votes.

1,414 same votes 14 different votes 1,428 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
114 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
114 Aye 58 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
45 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
106 Aye 72 No
114 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
114 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
1,723
2,395 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,764
2,395 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
992
56.2% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
772
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
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 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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