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Dawn Butler vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,183 shared comparable votes.

1,175 same votes 8 different votes 1,183 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
97 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
97 Aye 55 No
50 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
50 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
27 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 93% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 14 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
97 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
97 Aye 55 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
400
+245.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
178 of 212 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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