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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Lisa Smart

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
Photograph of Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Lisa Smart voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 35 different votes 209 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 650
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 650
1,824
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
558 eligible divisions
890
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
200
54.2 % of votes cast
934
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
169
45.8 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
148
+78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
74
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
202
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Education
42 of 49 votes
Transport
77 of 92 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API