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Cat Smith vs Martin Vickers

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 Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Martin Vickers voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,498 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,433 different votes 1,498 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
24 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 32 No
Transport 5% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
67 Aye 108 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
39 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,013
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
957
47.5 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,056
52.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
26
1.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,269
7 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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