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Cat Smith vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Steve Darling voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 222 different votes 272 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 23 No
Tax 4% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 12 No
Transport 13% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
927
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
785
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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