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Liz Kendall vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,323 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 6 different votes 1,323 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
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
96 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
37 Aye 81 No
44 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
44 Aye 68 No
28 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
96 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
37 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,520
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
872
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
648
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
562
+423.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 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
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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