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Cat Smith vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 8 different votes 322 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
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.0% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% 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
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
163
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Education
44 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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