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
69%
Debates contributed to
62
Registered interests
10
Declared value
£27,475

Record last updated 19 Sep 2026

Cat Smith was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and represents Lancaster and Wyre for Labour (Co-op). She is among the longest serving 25% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2015. Smith cast 404 votes out of 585 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 69%, and made 121 contributions across 62 debates, placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation and the bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2015 by debate contributions. Her top debate topics were Other/Procedural, Parliamentary Procedure, and Housing & Planning, while her top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

404 / 585

69.06%

Ranked #385 of 654 MPs (41th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

62 / 11739

121 total contributions

Ranked #583 of 654 MPs (11th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

10

£27,475.41

£

Ranked #276 of 654 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