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Cat Smith vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,410 shared comparable votes.

1,389 same votes 21 different votes 1,410 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 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 No
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 No
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
41 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 91% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 159 shared votes
100 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,723
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,396 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
937
55.4% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
755
44.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
72
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
76
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Transport
81 of 95 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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