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Dawn Butler vs Chris Evans

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 Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Chris Evans voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,275 shared comparable votes.

1,264 same votes 11 different votes 1,275 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
114 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
114 Aye 65 No
18 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
18 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 111 shared votes
52 Aye 59 No
114 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
114 Aye 65 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
71.6%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,722
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
54.9% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
776
45.1% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1% 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
23
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
57
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
29
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
56 of 67 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
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 rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
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
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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