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Cat Smith vs Maya Ellis

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Maya Ellis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 6 different votes 285 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
28 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 96% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 556 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
182
46.4% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
210
53.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
89 of 122 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API