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Cat Smith vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,268 shared comparable votes.

1,265 same votes 3 different votes 1,268 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
107 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
104 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
44 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
44 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 12 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
107 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
104 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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