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Dawn Butler vs Liam 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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,214 shared comparable votes.

1,205 same votes 9 different votes 1,214 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
110 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
110 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
46 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
46 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 14 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
110 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
110 Aye 61 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
55.3% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

58
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
49
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
56
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
66
-87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 473 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
72 of 82 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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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