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Cat Smith vs Richard Foord

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 Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Richard Foord voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 204 different votes 495 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 51 No
Migration 99% aligned 67 shared votes
15 Aye 52 No
17 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 16% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 19% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 29% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
25
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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