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Cat Smith vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,435 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 5 different votes 1,435 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
110 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
110 Aye 67 No
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
64 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
44 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 96% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
110 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
110 Aye 67 No
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
64 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above 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
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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