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Cat Smith vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 753 shared comparable votes.

750 same votes 3 different votes 753 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
53 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
53 Aye 42 No
67 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Trade 94% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
53 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
53 Aye 42 No
67 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 92 shared votes
67 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 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
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
936
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
39
-123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.0 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 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
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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