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Cat Smith vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Naz Shah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,318 shared comparable votes.

1,312 same votes 6 different votes 1,318 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
107 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
54 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
54 Aye 83 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
54 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
54 Aye 83 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 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
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,405 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
55.5% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
698
44.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
21
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
25
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 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
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API