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Cat Smith vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,086 shared comparable votes.

1,072 same votes 14 different votes 1,086 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
90 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
74 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
74 Aye 44 No
56 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
56 Aye 53 No
20 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
20 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 23 No
Trade 95% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
90 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
74 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
74 Aye 44 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
55.1%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
750
56.6% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
576
43.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
147 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Education
64 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API