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Cat Smith vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,430 shared comparable votes.

1,425 same votes 5 different votes 1,430 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
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
64 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
64 Aye 80 No
27 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
27 Aye 80 No
30 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
64 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
64 Aye 80 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
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 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 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 rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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