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Cat Smith vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,531 shared comparable votes.

1,516 same votes 15 different votes 1,531 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
111 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
108 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
108 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
34 Aye 105 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 93% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
47 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
63 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 137 shared votes
61 Aye 76 No
111 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,723
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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