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Dawn Butler vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Liz Twist voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

1,169 same votes 7 different votes 1,176 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
92 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No
21 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
21 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No
21 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
21 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
84.4%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,150 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
984
54.2% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
831
45.8% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
110
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
154
-0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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