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Cat Smith vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,545 shared comparable votes.

1,533 same votes 12 different votes 1,545 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 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
109 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
36 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
36 Aye 98 No
31 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
33 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Benefits 94% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
45 Aye 23 No
Education 99% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
74 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 154 shared votes
73 Aye 81 No
109 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
109 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,723
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,390 eligible divisions
931
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
55.2% of votes cast
792
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
822
44.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
61
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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