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Cat Smith vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 982 shared comparable votes.

761 same votes 221 different votes 982 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
19 Aye 93 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
20 Aye 92 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 39% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
6 Aye 31 No
76 Aye 40 No
Tax 59% aligned 116 shared votes
70 Aye 46 No
11 Aye 28 No
Transport 67% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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