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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.

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,323 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 6 different votes 1,323 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
28 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 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

72.5%
1% above average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
64.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,368 eligible divisions
928
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
872
57.3% of votes cast
788
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
650
42.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
25
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
542
+402.6 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 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
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 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
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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