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Cat Smith vs Dr Allison Gardner

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 6 different votes 366 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
104
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
44
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
152
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API