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Dawn Butler vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,277 shared comparable votes.

1,270 same votes 7 different votes 1,277 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
113 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
28 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
102 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
113 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

59
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
66
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
57
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
80
-72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 81 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API