Cat Smith

Cat Smith

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Region
England
Member since
7 May 2015

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This parliament

Voting participation
68%
Debates contributed to
79
Registered interests
10
Declared value
£27,475

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Cat Smith, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Lancaster and Wyre, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and is among the longest serving 25% of MPs and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2015. She has cast 425 votes from 626 eligible divisions, giving a participation rate of 68%, and has made 146 contributions across 79 debates, though she is in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation and bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2015 by debate contributions. Her top debate topics have been Other/Procedural, Parliamentary Procedure, and Foreign Affairs & Defence, while her top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

425 / 626

67.89%

Ranked #397 of 655 MPs (40th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

79 / 12881

146 total contributions

Ranked #560 of 655 MPs (15th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

10

£27,475.41

£

Ranked #278 of 655 MPs (58th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Cat Smith is the Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Constituencies

  • Lancaster and Wyre Jul 2024 – present
  • Lancaster and Fleetwood May 2015 – May 2024 · 3 terms

Posts held

  • Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Dec 2016 – Jul 2017 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement) Jun 2016 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
  • Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition