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Dawn Butler vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 8 different votes 354 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
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,539
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
850
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.3% of votes cast
689
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
260
49.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
66
-101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
92
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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