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Chris Elmore vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,508 shared comparable votes.

1,503 same votes 5 different votes 1,508 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
112 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
36 Aye 103 No
50 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
50 Aye 78 No
45 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
45 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
112 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
36 Aye 103 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,723
2,376 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
54.0% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
792
46.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
20
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
26
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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