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Cat Smith vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

1,095 same votes 8 different votes 1,103 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
60 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
60 Aye 69 No
76 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
76 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
29 Aye 94 No
29 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 93% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
60 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
60 Aye 69 No
76 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
76 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
29 Aye 94 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
31
-123.1 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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