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Naz Shah vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,307 shared comparable votes.

1,303 same votes 4 different votes 1,307 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
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
54 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
54 Aye 83 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
54 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
54 Aye 83 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
9
3 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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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