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Cat Smith vs Sarah Owen

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 Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 2 different votes 937 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
33 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
33 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
43 Aye 61 No
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
33 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
43 Aye 61 No
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
936
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
50.8% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
556
49.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
69
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
39
-122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
85
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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