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Cat Smith vs Darren Jones

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 Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Darren Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

1,177 same votes 5 different votes 1,182 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
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
88 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
88 Aye 48 No
36 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
36 Aye 98 No
38 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
88 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
88 Aye 48 No
36 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
36 Aye 98 No
38 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 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
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 650
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,411
2,151 eligible divisions
936
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
775
54.9% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
636
45.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

26
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
47
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
31
-125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
578
+422.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£327,479
45% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
167 of 189 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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