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Dawn Butler vs David 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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 4 different votes 312 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
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
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
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
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