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Cat Smith vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 8 different votes 369 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
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
529
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
49.1% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
269
50.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% 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
195
+99.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
44
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
323
+156.5 vs Commons average
Rank 70 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API