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Susan Murray vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Susan Murray
Susan Murray
LD Mid Dunbartonshire
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Susan Murray and Cat Smith voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 191 different votes 245 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 26 No
Tax 7% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 9% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

62.5%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
372
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,723
2,381 eligible divisions
204
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
54.0% of votes cast
168
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
792
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Appearances
27
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
93
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
33
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,988
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£189,988
16% below average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Housing
24 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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