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Dawn Butler vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and James McMurdock voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 173 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 152 different votes 173 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
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
843
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
62
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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