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Dawn Butler vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Sarah Olney voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

590 same votes 210 different votes 800 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
14 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
14 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Education 23% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
74 Aye 35 No
Tax 43% aligned 109 shared votes
62 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
5 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 28 No
Transport 64% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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