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Dawn Butler vs Dame Nia Griffith

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 Nia Griffith
Dame Nia Griffith
Lab Llanelli

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Dame Nia Griffith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,359 shared comparable votes.

1,349 same votes 10 different votes 1,359 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
123 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
123 Aye 75 No
45 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
45 Aye 66 No
24 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
24 Aye 77 No
39 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
123 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
123 Aye 75 No
45 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
45 Aye 66 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
78.0%
6% above average
Rank 248 of 650
1,531
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,872
2,401 eligible divisions
845
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
55.1% of votes cast
686
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
841
44.9% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
70
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
57
-95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
83
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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
£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£279,114
23% 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
Foreign Affairs
74 of 76 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
148 of 171 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
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018 24 Oct 2018
Energy
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API