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Chris Law vs Dawn Butler

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Dawn Butler voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 840 shared comparable votes.

774 same votes 66 different votes 840 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
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
100 Aye 65 No
21 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
21 Aye 74 No
19 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 54 No
Tax 68% aligned 141 shared votes
98 Aye 43 No
4 Aye 11 No
Energy 73% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,503
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
836
55.6 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
667
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
52
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
70
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Contributions
56
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
196 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
69 of 91 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Education
72 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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