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Cat Smith vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,290 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,247 different votes 1,290 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 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
97 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 161 shared votes
66 Aye 95 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 168 shared votes
54 Aye 114 No
24 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
93 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,681
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
915
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
766
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 648
Contributions
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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