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Cat Smith vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Laurence Turner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 7 different votes 377 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 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
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
49.8% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
278
50.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
67
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
44
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
118
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API