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Dawn Butler vs Baggy Shanker

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 Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 11 different votes 358 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
84.3%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 650
1,539
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
636 eligible divisions
850
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
284
53.0% of votes cast
689
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
252
47.0% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Appearances
95
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
68
-101.2 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
111
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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