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Cat Smith vs Liam Byrne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,330 shared comparable votes.

1,324 same votes 6 different votes 1,330 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
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
97 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
97 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
27 Aye 98 No
54 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
54 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
97 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
97 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
27 Aye 98 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.5%
1% above average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
65.7%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,368 eligible divisions
928
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.6% of votes cast
788
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
690
44.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
25
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
61
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API