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Cat Smith vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 531 shared comparable votes.

527 same votes 4 different votes 531 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
18 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
18 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
18 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
750
1,028 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
367
48.9% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
383
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

26
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
75
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
31
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
286
+129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API