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Dawn Butler vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,144 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 10 different votes 1,144 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
89 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
53 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 10 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
89 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
53 Aye 50 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,501
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
857
57.1% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
61
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
433
+278.2 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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
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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