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Dawn Butler vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Helen Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,384 same votes 8 different votes 1,392 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
127 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
127 Aye 72 No
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
55 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
55 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
27 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
127 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
127 Aye 72 No
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
55 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
55 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
1,526
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,904
2,396 eligible divisions
844
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,046
54.9% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
858
45.1% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
107
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
57
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
127
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
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
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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