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Dawn Butler vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Richard Foord voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 205 different votes 450 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 51 No
Migration 99% aligned 67 shared votes
15 Aye 52 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
50 Aye 23 No
Tax 16% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

53
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
64
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Contributions
255
+117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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