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James Murray vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

James Murray and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,013 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 4 different votes 1,013 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
87 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
36 Aye 90 No
44 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
44 Aye 67 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
87 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
87 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
36 Aye 90 No
44 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
44 Aye 67 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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