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Dawn Butler vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,471 shared comparable votes.

1,458 same votes 13 different votes 1,471 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
127 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
127 Aye 78 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
27 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
46 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 21 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 98% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 128 shared votes
65 Aye 63 No
127 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
127 Aye 78 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 529 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 110 of 650
1,525
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,390 eligible divisions
843
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,089
54.3% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
918
45.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
261
+174.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
57
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
318
+166.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
89 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
No rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API