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Cat Smith vs Anneliese Dodds

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,401 shared comparable votes.

1,395 same votes 6 different votes 1,401 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
111 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
111 Aye 52 No
94 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
94 Aye 66 No
65 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
65 Aye 81 No
35 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
35 Aye 95 No
40 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
111 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
111 Aye 52 No
94 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
94 Aye 66 No
65 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
65 Aye 81 No
35 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
35 Aye 95 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
1,716
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,653
2,113 eligible divisions
928
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
924
55.9% of votes cast
788
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
729
44.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
82
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
25
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Contributions
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Education
72 of 76 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
172 of 194 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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