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Cat Smith vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Jeff Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

1,290 same votes 7 different votes 1,297 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
99 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
99 Aye 61 No
58 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
58 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 No
26 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
78 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 108 shared votes
75 Aye 33 No
99 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
99 Aye 61 No
58 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
58 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

24
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
54
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
29
-124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
70
-83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 81 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
73 of 81 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API