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Cat Smith vs Dr Simon Opher

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 6 different votes 353 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
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 81% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Appearances
68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 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
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API