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Cat Smith vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 164 different votes 995 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
90 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
90 Aye 61 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 68 No
Migration 97% aligned 101 shared votes
34 Aye 67 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Education 42% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
75 Aye 35 No
Tax 68% aligned 110 shared votes
74 Aye 36 No
35 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 89 shared votes
39 Aye 50 No
12 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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