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Cat Smith vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Jo Platt voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 630 shared comparable votes.

624 same votes 6 different votes 630 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
62 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 93% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
71 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 110 shared votes
72 Aye 38 No
62 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 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
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
619 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
30
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
50
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
32 of 32 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
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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Voting source Commons Votes API