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Cat Smith vs Dr Rupa Huq

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,463 shared comparable votes.

1,452 same votes 11 different votes 1,463 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
96 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
96 Aye 71 No
59 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
59 Aye 83 No
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
30 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
35 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
108 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
96 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
96 Aye 71 No
59 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
59 Aye 83 No
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,723
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,390 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
965
54.8% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
796
45.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 70 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 94 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