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Cat Smith vs Katrina Murray

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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Katrina Murray voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 6 different votes 328 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
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 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 369 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Appearances
75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
90
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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