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Cat Smith vs David Reed

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 Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and David Reed voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 223 different votes 235 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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 367 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,723
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
26
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Contributions
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 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
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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