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Cat Smith vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 4 different votes 203 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
25 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
1,749
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
947
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
802
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
54
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
241
+73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
64 of 122 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API