Voting Record — Cat Smith MP, Lancaster and Fleetwood (25432)

Cat Smith is currently Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs,

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
9 Jun 2017	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 311, 0.0%	311 votes out of 449, 69.3%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	2 votes out of 348, 0.6%	348 votes out of 467, 74.5%	0 times

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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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House	Date	Subject	Cat Smith	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
19 Jul 2017	Stopped being Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
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
20 Dec 2016	Became Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons,
27 Jun 2016	Became Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs,
27 Jun 2016	Stopped being Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities,
26 Oct 2015	Stopped being Member, Women and Equalities Committee
18 Sep 2015	Became Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities,
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
6 Jul 2015	Became Member, Women and Equalities Committee

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
13%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
67%	Action to prevent domestic violence
0%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
16%	Asylum System - More strict
1%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
23%	Encourage and incentivise saving
25%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
69%	European Union - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
64%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Fully Elected House of Lords
72%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
66%	Further devolution to Scotland
75%	Further devolution to Wales
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
86%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
100%	Human Rights and Equality
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
32%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
65%	Increase VAT
80%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
75%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
64%	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
17%	Minumum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
100%	More Generous Benefits for Ill and Disabled
78%	More powers for local councils
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
77%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17%	Reduce capital gains tax
13%	Reduce central funding for local government
3%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
22%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
0%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
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%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
76%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
79%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
98%	State control of bus services
93%	Stop climate change
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
6%	Tougher on illegal immigration
5%	Trade Union Regulation
50%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
80%	Voting age - Reduce to 16

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Voting Record — Cat Smith MP, Lancaster and Fleetwood (25432)

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