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Cat Smith vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 5 different votes 382 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
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
936
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
68
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
39
-124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
Contributions
71
-92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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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