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Cat Smith vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 991 shared comparable votes.

908 same votes 83 different votes 991 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
32 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 73% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
93 Aye 42 No
Tax 80% aligned 135 shared votes
88 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 23 No
Benefits 80% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 89% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % 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
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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