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Cat Smith vs David Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and David Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 10 different votes 322 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
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.6% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API