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Cat Smith vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,533 shared comparable votes.

1,531 same votes 2 different votes 1,533 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
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
99 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
72 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
72 Aye 79 No
37 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
37 Aye 106 No
46 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
99 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
72 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
72 Aye 79 No
37 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
37 Aye 106 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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