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Cat Smith vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,598 shared comparable votes.

1,571 same votes 27 different votes 1,598 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
118 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
118 Aye 66 No
110 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
110 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Benefits 90% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
48 Aye 24 No
Education 96% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 26 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
75 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 148 shared votes
74 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
944
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
800
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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