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Dawn Butler vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 822 shared comparable votes.

804 same votes 18 different votes 822 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
74 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
74 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
24 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 8 No
Housing 93% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 30 No
Transport 95% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 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
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 10 Sept 2025
Transport
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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