Compare

Cat Smith vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,228 shared comparable votes.

1,226 same votes 2 different votes 1,228 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
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
93 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
93 Aye 47 No
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
35 Aye 99 No
51 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
51 Aye 69 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
93 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
93 Aye 47 No
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
35 Aye 99 No
51 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
51 Aye 69 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 368 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,721
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,118 eligible divisions
929
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.2% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
657
44.8% 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
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

20
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Appearances
71
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
27
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Contributions
673
+532.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API