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Dawn Butler vs Sarah Owen

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 Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Sarah Owen voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 746 shared comparable votes.

737 same votes 9 different votes 746 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
59 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
59 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
22 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
59 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
59 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
22 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,128
1,687 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
572
50.7% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
556
49.3% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
58
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API