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Cat Smith vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,033 shared comparable votes.

1,029 same votes 4 different votes 1,033 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
87 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
87 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
36 Aye 90 No
44 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
44 Aye 67 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
87 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
87 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
36 Aye 90 No
44 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
44 Aye 67 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
936
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
34
-126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
766
+605.9 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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