At a glanceCat Smith is a Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre, and has represented the seat for 11 years, 2 months. They have cast 393 votes in Commons divisions (68% attendance), tabled 1,750 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Cat Smith did not vote in 182. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Ecclesiastical Committee Committee since 11 Dec 2025
- Liaison Committee (Commons) Committee since 4 Dec 2024
- Procedure Committee Committee · Chair since 11 Sep 2024
- Lancaster and Wyre Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 7 May 2015
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Clive Efford
Labour
99.7% · 318 of 319 shared votes
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Chris Webb
Labour
99.6% · 279 of 280 shared votes
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Peter Dowd
Labour
99.6% · 273 of 274 shared votes
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Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op)
99.4% · 357 of 359 shared votes
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Charlotte Nichols
Labour
99.4% · 327 of 329 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.3% · 3 of 228 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.5% · 3 of 205 shared votes
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Sir James Cleverly
Conservative
1.9% · 5 of 266 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
2.1% · 5 of 237 shared votes
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Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
2.1% · 3 of 141 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Israel between 06 October 2025 and 09 October 2025 (registered 29 Oct 2025)
Written questions
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the free bus travel for children in August scheme will permit travel by minors unaccompanied by an adult.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
In May, the Chancellor announced the Summer Bus Fare Offer, which will enable children aged five to 15 to travel for free on participating local buses in England throughout August to help ease cost-of-living pressures for families and to help them get out...
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment has been undertaken for the free bus travel for children in August scheme.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
In May, the Chancellor announced the Summer Bus Fare Offer, which will enable children aged five to 15 to travel for free on participating local buses in England throughout August to help ease cost-of-living pressures for families and to help them get out...
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation with trade unions representing bus workers was undertaken (a) prior to and (b) since the announcement of the free bus travel for children in August scheme.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
In May, the Chancellor announced the Summer Bus Fare Offer, which will enable children aged five to 15 to travel for free on participating local buses in England throughout August to help ease cost-of-living pressures for families and to help them get out...
LightAware
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with LightAware to discuss digital exclusion for light-sensitive people.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Government’s ambition is simple: everyone, whatever their circumstances, should be able to get connected and get online, safely and with confidence. That is why we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan and, in the year, since, over a million peo...
Children: Body Searches
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities regarding plans to end the use of strip search powers against minors.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The Government welcomes the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force, and takes its recommendations seriously.Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use must ...
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of requiring police forces to conduct all child strip searches at police stations.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The Government welcomes the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force, and takes its recommendations seriously.Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use must ...
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on a) multiple strip searches, b) the outcome, c) the reason, d) whether the outcome is linked, e) whether an officer of the opposite gender was present, and f) the search loc
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The Government welcomes the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force, and takes its recommendations seriously.Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use must ...
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of requiring police forces to 1) inform the child’s legal parent or guardian prior to the strip search taking place, and 2) ensure that the parent or guardian
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The Government welcomes the Children’s Commissioner’s report, Police powers and children – strip searching and use of force, and takes its recommendations seriously.Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use must ...
Early day motions
| 22 Jun 2026 | Postural Tachycardia Syndrome | 10 sig. |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Lancaster Day and investment in Lancaster City Museum | 3 sig. |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Wild Roots Nature Fest 2026 | 3 sig. |
| 21 Jan 2026 | The Performance Studios, Lancaster | 1 sig. |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Hook-a-Duck Bakery in Galgate, Lancashire | 3 sig. |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Hilary Freedman's 60 years of service to the NHS | 3 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
29 Apr 2026 Violence against Women and Girls
Survivors of male violence often take a long time to rebuild their lives. I am supporting a constituent at the moment whose perpetrator is about to be released from prison but who is receiving no support from Lancaster city council, her ho…
29 Apr 2026 Violence against Women and Girls
6. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
28 Apr 2026 Select Committees
It is a pleasure to follow a former member of the Procedure Committee. I thank the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey) for all that she did in contributing to the work of the Committee, which came to the clear and consensual view …
28 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
I thank the Chancellor for her work to lift the two-child benefit cap, which was cruelly brought in by the Conservative Government. Does she agree that that is not only morally the right thing to do, but economically good news for the 1,69…
28 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
28 Apr 2026 Park Home Owners
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope). Demographically, Lancaster and Wyre has a very similar number of park homes to his constituency, and I have discussed them with him on a number of occasio…
25 Mar 2026 Engagements
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I seek your guidance on the rules about how many questions a Member needs to stay in the Chamber for after speaking?
25 Mar 2026 Engagements
I would like to thank the Prime Minister for the £47 million that this Government have given to Lancashire county council to repair potholes. However, my constituents still feel like they need a moon buggy to navigate the streets of Lancas…
25 Mar 2026 Engagements
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March.
16 Mar 2026 Heating Oil Support
On behalf of my constituents, I thank the Minister for his speedy response to the situation, which I know from my inbox has been very welcome to those using heating oil, but can he reassure us that the correspondence from Government to Lan…
5 Mar 2026 Business of the House
Lancashire county council’s consultation on the closure of care homes and adult day centres is now closed, and the decision lies with the Reform-led council. Adult day centres in my constituency, such as Vale View, are at a real risk of cl…
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill
I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. His APPG sounds very interesting. I am sure that those on the Front Bench heard those points, and I agree with them. In my remaining time, I want to address the need to protect our democracy…
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill
Those of us who are in this Chamber on a Thursday morning know that we sometimes have questions to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission then, and I say that because in the last Parliament, as an Opposition MP, I was a spokes…
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill
On that point, will the right hon. Gentleman give way?
16 Dec 2025 Quarries: Planning Policy
I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point—it does have an economic impact on the area. Preesall is located in a beautiful corner of Lancashire, with the Wyre estuary on one side and Morecambe bay on the other. Who will want to visit…
16 Dec 2025 Quarries: Planning Policy
Thank you for squeezing me in, Dr Murrison. In the limited time that I have, I want to put on record that the experiences of my constituents in Preesall are echoed by communities right across the country, as we have heard in the debate. P…
26 Nov 2025 Budget Resolutions
I am absolutely delighted for my hon. Friend’s mother. Will he please pass on my best regards? It is not just the state pension increase, but the decision to restore the winter fuel allowance, that ensures that pensioners get the suppor…
26 Nov 2025 Budget Resolutions
My hon. Friend gives me the opportunity to put on record my thanks to North Lancashire Citizens Advice. We frequently end up referring constituents to Citizens Advice, and I thank its volunteers for all their work to support my constituent…
26 Nov 2025 Budget Resolutions
Follow that, I suppose! I cannot promise the same level of entertaining enthusiasm as the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) as I rise to speak on today’s Budget. I want to start by talking about the cost of livi…
25 Nov 2025 Hughes Report
I welcome the new Minister to his post. I have been campaigning on this issue for 10 years, and I have a stack of letters and answers to written parliamentary questions that say things like “in due course” and “the Government are consideri…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement) · Cabinet Office 27 Jun 2016 – 29 Nov 2021
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 20 Dec 2016 – 19 Jul 2017
- Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities · Government Equalities Office 18 Sep 2015 – 27 Jun 2016
Committee memberships
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 18 Oct 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Petitions Committee · Chair 18 Oct 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee 19 Jun 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Environmental Audit Committee 7 Mar 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 11 May 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) 17 Apr 2024 – 24 Apr 2024
- Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill 21 Feb 2024 – 28 Feb 2024
- Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research 22 Mar 2023 – 7 Feb 2024
- Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] 1 Mar 2023 – 7 Mar 2023
- Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill 1 Feb 2023 – 8 Feb 2023
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 26 Oct 2022 – 2 Nov 2022
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 20 Jul 2022 – 7 Sep 2022
- Elections Bill 15 Sep 2021 – 26 Oct 2021
- Women and Equalities Committee 6 Jul 2015 – 26 Oct 2015
Previous seats
- Lancaster and Fleetwood · Elected 3 times 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Wyre and Preston North 6 May 2010
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 6001
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
47 Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4SA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Cat Smith, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Cat Smith?
Cat Smith is a Member of Parliament representing Lancaster and Wyre in the House of Commons. See Cat Smith's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Cat Smith represent?
Cat Smith sits as Labour. See Cat Smith's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Cat Smith represent?
Cat Smith is the Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Wyre. See Cat Smith's official Parliament profile.
How long has Cat Smith been an MP?
Cat Smith has served in the House of Commons for 11 years, 2 months. See Cat Smith's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Cat Smith?
Cat Smith has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Cat Smith's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.