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Dawn Butler vs Nick 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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Nick Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,277 shared comparable votes.

1,263 same votes 14 different votes 1,277 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
116 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
57 Aye 59 No
19 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
19 Aye 64 No
43 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
85 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 132 shared votes
87 Aye 45 No
116 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
116 Aye 65 No
57 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
57 Aye 59 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
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% 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
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
57
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
120
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
70 of 81 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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