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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 1,195 shared comparable votes.

1,193 same votes 2 different votes 1,195 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 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
112 Aye 50 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
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
112 Aye 50 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
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 648
1,681
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,424
2,057 eligible divisions
915
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
56.0 % of votes cast
766
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
626
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 648
Appearances
23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
30
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
Contributions
31
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
5 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 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 Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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