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Cat Smith vs Liz Kendall

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,335 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 6 different votes 1,335 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
96 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
37 Aye 81 No
44 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
44 Aye 68 No
40 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
96 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
37 Aye 81 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,543
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
56.9% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
665
43.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
483
+328.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API