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Catherine Fookes vs Jeff Smith

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
449
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
231
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
218
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
74
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API