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Dawn Butler vs Jeff Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Jeff Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,141 shared comparable votes.

1,125 same votes 16 different votes 1,141 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
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
56 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
56 Aye 57 No
75 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 108 shared votes
75 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
18 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
56 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
56 Aye 57 No
75 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 108 shared votes
75 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
18 Aye 69 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
70
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API