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Cat Smith vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

984 same votes 11 different votes 995 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
49 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
49 Aye 60 No
67 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 7 No
Benefits 94% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
103 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
100 Aye 70 No
49 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
49 Aye 60 No
67 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
697
60.1% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
463
39.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
No rebel
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
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
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
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
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
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