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Dawn Butler vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

1,042 same votes 9 different votes 1,051 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
87 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
87 Aye 45 No
42 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
11 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 164 shared votes
102 Aye 62 No
87 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
87 Aye 45 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
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
60.0% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
58
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
518
+363.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
4
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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