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Dawn Butler vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 834 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 8 different votes 834 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
73 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
73 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
24 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 97% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 94 shared votes
41 Aye 53 No
73 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
73 Aye 35 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
58
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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