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Dawn Butler vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 989 different votes 1,050 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
22 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 10% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 28 No
Transport 8% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
43 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
843
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
61
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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