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Dawn Butler vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

1,339 same votes 10 different votes 1,349 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
115 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
115 Aye 70 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
59 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
59 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
28 Aye 76 No
30 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 36 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
115 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
115 Aye 70 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 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
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 231 of 650
1,531
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,884
2,401 eligible divisions
845
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
54.7% of votes cast
686
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
853
45.3% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

59
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
57
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
223
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
71 of 76 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 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 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
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API