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Cat Smith vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 530 shared comparable votes.

524 same votes 6 different votes 530 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
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 92% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
53 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
50 Aye 11 No
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 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
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
619 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
184
47.1% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
31
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
512
+355.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
13 of 13 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 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
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API