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Cat Smith vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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

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Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,445 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,386 different votes 1,445 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
26 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
103 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 171 shared votes
72 Aye 99 No
31 Aye 22 No
Benefits 6% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 5% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
61 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 124 shared votes
63 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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 370 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,961
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
47.7 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
218
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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