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Cat Smith vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

1,008 same votes 20 different votes 1,028 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
83 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
83 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 14 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
35 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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