Cat Smith
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
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