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Dawn Butler vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,352 shared comparable votes.

1,340 same votes 12 different votes 1,352 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
118 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
118 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
67 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
67 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
27 Aye 67 No
44 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 97% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 14 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
118 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
118 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 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 530 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,531
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,835
2,401 eligible divisions
845
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,033
56.3% of votes cast
686
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
802
43.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
48
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
57
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
45
-106.2 vs Commons average
Rank 537 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
73 of 76 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 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
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API