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Cat Smith vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Kim Johnson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

984 same votes 9 different votes 993 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
73 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
73 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
14 Aye 93 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
13 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 18 No
Benefits 91% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
50 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 113 shared votes
49 Aye 64 No
73 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
73 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
14 Aye 93 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
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,178
1,687 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
598
50.8% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
580
49.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
109
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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