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Cat Smith vs Justin Madders

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 Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Justin Madders voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,613 shared comparable votes.

1,605 same votes 8 different votes 1,613 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
119 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
119 Aye 75 No
102 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
102 Aye 68 No
74 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
74 Aye 80 No
35 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
35 Aye 105 No
31 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
119 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
119 Aye 75 No
102 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
102 Aye 68 No
74 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
74 Aye 80 No
35 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
35 Aye 105 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
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
862
44.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
94
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
25
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£299,970
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 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
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (c) 31 Jan 2018
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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