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Cat Smith vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,588 shared comparable votes.

1,560 same votes 28 different votes 1,588 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
120 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
120 Aye 61 No
107 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
107 Aye 69 No
28 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 26 No
Benefits 91% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
41 Aye 19 No
Education 95% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 13 No
Energy 98% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
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