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Dawn Butler vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 4 different votes 276 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
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
49.6% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
198
50.4% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
491
+326.4 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
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
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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