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Cat Smith vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

1,349 same votes 5 different votes 1,354 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
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
105 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
51 Aye 73 No
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 No
43 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
105 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
51 Aye 73 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
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,368 eligible divisions
928
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
876
56.2% of votes cast
788
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
683
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
5
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
25
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
5
-134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 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
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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