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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Sir Julian Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,567 shared comparable votes.

1,558 same votes 9 different votes 1,567 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
88 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 224 shared votes
88 Aye 136 No
63 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No
94 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
94 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
22 Aye 50 No
30 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 152 shared votes
88 Aye 64 No
88 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 224 shared votes
88 Aye 136 No
63 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No
94 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
94 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
22 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,852
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,390 eligible divisions
905
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
48.1% of votes cast
947
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
959
51.9% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
96
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
99
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
118
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 70 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API