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Dawn Butler vs David Baines

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 David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and David Baines voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 3 different votes 299 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
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
48.8% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
220
51.2% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% 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
25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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