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Dawn Butler vs Cat Smith

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

Photograph of Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,289 shared comparable votes.

1,277 same votes 12 different votes 1,289 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
104 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
104 Aye 58 No
60 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
25 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
34 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
102 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
104 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
104 Aye 58 No
60 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
25 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

63.8%
9% below average
Rank 528 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
935
54.0% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
24
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
57
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
29
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
172 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
68 of 81 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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