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Cat Smith vs Rupert Lowe

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 Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 131 different votes 133 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
4 Aye 1 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 371 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
1,681
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
915
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
766
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 648
30
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 648
Contributions
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
0
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 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API