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Cat Smith vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,265 same votes 5 different votes 1,270 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
109 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
109 Aye 67 No
88 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
88 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
31 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
109 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
109 Aye 67 No
88 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
88 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
31 Aye 67 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 368 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 649
1,720
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,484
2,372 eligible divisions
928
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.3% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
633
42.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

19
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
55
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
26
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Contributions
418
+277.5 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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