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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,415 shared comparable votes.

1,398 same votes 17 different votes 1,415 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 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
109 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
105 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
26 Aye 94 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
42 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Benefits 92% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
39 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 103 shared votes
39 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
109 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
105 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
1,670
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,723
2,396 eligible divisions
890
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
54.0% of votes cast
780
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
792
46.0% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

11
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
13
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
62 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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