Voting Record — MPs for Lancaster and Fleetwood

Cat Smith

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Cat Smith (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 813, 0.0%	813 votes out of 1069, 76.1%
Cat Smith (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 322, 0.0%	322 votes out of 463, 69.5%
Cat Smith (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	2 votes out of 348, 0.6%	348 votes out of 467, 74.5%
Eric Ollerenshaw (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	10 votes out of 1080, 0.9%	1080 votes out of 1239, 87.2%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Cat Smith MP
House	Date	Subject	Cat Smith	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Jun 2023	Schools (Gender and Parental Rights)	tellno	no	Teller
Votes by Cat Smith MP
House	Date	Subject	Cat Smith	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Cat Smith MP
House	Date	Subject	Cat Smith	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Eric Ollerenshaw MP
House	Date	Subject	Eric Ollerenshaw	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Infrastructure Bill — Safeguards and Conditions for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities (Fracking)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2015	Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 9 — Moratorium on Onshore Unconventional Petroleum — Review Impacts of Exploitation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Dec 2014	Infrastructure Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2013	Canterbury City Council Bill — Clause 2 — Remove Definition of Chief Constable From The Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2013	Canterbury City Council Bill — Clause 2 — Training for Street Trading Enforcement Officers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2013	Canterbury City Council Bill — Close Debate on Requirement for Street Trading Enforcement Officers to be Trained	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
7%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
93%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
71%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
5%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
17%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
21%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
94%	Easier access to abortion
59%	Employment rights
23%	Encourage and incentivise saving
64%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
72%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
67%	Fixed Term Parliaments
65%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
78%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
69%	Further devolution to Scotland
79%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
91%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
100%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
53%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
56%	Increase VAT
80%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
70%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
81%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
82%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17%	Reduce capital gains tax
8%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
14%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
36%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
84%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
50%	Regulate letting agent fees
0%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
25%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
71%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
81%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
50%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
98%	State control of bus services
90%	Stop climate change
76%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7%	Termination of pregnancy - against
11%	Tougher on illegal immigration
13%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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