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Cat Smith vs Tahir Ali

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

1,062 same votes 4 different votes 1,066 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
82 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
37 Aye 86 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 128 shared votes
57 Aye 71 No
82 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
37 Aye 86 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
936
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
52.6% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
608
47.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Appearances
38
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
34
-126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
Contributions
58
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API