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Cat Smith vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,594 shared comparable votes.

1,590 same votes 4 different votes 1,594 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
117 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
117 Aye 74 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
72 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
72 Aye 86 No
36 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
36 Aye 105 No
34 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
117 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
117 Aye 74 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
72 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
72 Aye 86 No
36 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
36 Aye 105 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 649
25
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 644 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API