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Cat Smith vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,218 shared comparable votes.

1,216 same votes 2 different votes 1,218 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
112 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
112 Aye 53 No
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
39 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
22 Aye 71 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
112 Aye 53 No
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
94 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
39 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
22 Aye 71 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 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 368 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,721
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,119 eligible divisions
929
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

20
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Appearances
26
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
27
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Contributions
37
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
19
5 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 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API