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Dawn Butler vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,161 same votes 18 different votes 1,179 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
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 No
43 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
43 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 8 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API