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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 718 shared comparable votes.

715 same votes 3 different votes 718 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
66 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 91 shared votes
66 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
22 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Trade 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
66 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 91 shared votes
66 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

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 373 of 647
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
1,690
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
547 eligible divisions
917
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
773
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
20
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
30
-87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
42
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
145 of 169 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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