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Cat Smith vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 199 different votes 1,185 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
87 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
87 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 109 shared votes
23 Aye 86 No
40 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 8 No
Education 38% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 41 shared votes
9 Aye 32 No
85 Aye 37 No
Tax 64% aligned 122 shared votes
75 Aye 47 No
7 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 22 No
Benefits 68% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,681
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
915
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
766
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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