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Cat Smith vs Jim Shannon

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 Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Jim Shannon voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,481 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 1,083 different votes 1,481 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 77 No
Migration 48% aligned 108 shared votes
69 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 48% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 25 No
Benefits 43% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 39% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Energy 9% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 173 shared votes
62 Aye 111 No
28 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
116 Aye 66 No
Tax 16% aligned 182 shared votes
77 Aye 105 No
40 Aye 21 No
Education 20% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
25
-113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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