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Dawn Butler vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,241 shared comparable votes.

1,232 same votes 9 different votes 1,241 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
109 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
109 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 No
44 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
44 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
106 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
109 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
109 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
25 Aye 73 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
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,646
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.8% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

59
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
70
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
57
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Contributions
342
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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