Cat Smith
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Lancaster and Wyre · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6001
Email: cat.smith.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster and Wyre | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Lancaster and Fleetwood | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyre and Preston North |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 20 December 2016 | 19 July 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement) | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 29 November 2021 |
| Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
343rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 135 | 57.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 235 | 73.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 141 | 70.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 195 | 76.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 170 | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 214 | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 145 | 76.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 812 | 76.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 425 | 67.4% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
78th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 18 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 27 | 86 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 54 | 25 | 109 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 123 | 72 | 205 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 100 | 61 | 206 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 299 | 77 | 227 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 172 | 78 | 146 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | Member | 11 December 2025 | 1 of 1 | 100.0% |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | 4 December 2024 | 2 of 2 | 100.0% |
| Procedure Committee | Chair | 11 September 2024 | 51 of 51 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee 2023–2024
- Environmental Audit Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Petitions Committee 2023–2024
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
7 bill committees served on
- Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] 2023
- Elections Bill 2021
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022
- Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill 2023
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 2022
- Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) 2024
- Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill 2024
Hansard activity
138th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement)
- – Left role: Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2017
- – Left role: Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2020
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2021
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement)
2023
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
- – Joined Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
- – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
- – Became Chair of Petitions Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Petitions Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Lancaster and Wyre
- – Became Chair of Procedure Committee
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2025
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
Constituency: Lancaster and Wyre
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.