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Dawn Butler vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 835 different votes 861 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
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 66 No
Migration 3% aligned 89 shared votes
63 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 29 No
Transport 3% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
43 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 98 shared votes
54 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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