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Dawn Butler vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 843 shared comparable votes.

781 same votes 62 different votes 843 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
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
26 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 77% aligned 139 shared votes
88 Aye 51 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Energy 79% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 88% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,492
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
834
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
658
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
55
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Transport
69 of 87 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 75 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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