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Cat Smith vs Nick Timothy

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

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Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Nick Timothy voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 249 different votes 256 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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 370 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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