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Dawn Butler vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,348 shared comparable votes.

1,339 same votes 9 different votes 1,348 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
102 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
102 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
23 Aye 76 No
26 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
37 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
102 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
102 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
64 Aye 59 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 530 of 650
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
1,531
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,830
2,401 eligible divisions
845
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
55.3% of votes cast
686
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
818
44.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
113
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
57
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
162
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
3
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
172 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
74 of 76 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
61 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 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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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