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Mary Kelly Foy vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Cat Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

924 same votes 19 different votes 943 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
36 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
36 Aye 82 No
84 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
84 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 92% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 15 No
Trade 96% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 106 shared votes
38 Aye 68 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
36 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
54.1% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.9% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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