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Dawn Butler vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Steve Reed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

1,106 same votes 16 different votes 1,122 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 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
109 Aye 61 No
50 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 94% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
30 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 169 shared votes
107 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
109 Aye 61 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
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
58.1% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.9% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

57
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
58
-96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Contributions
410
+255.9 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
72 of 82 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
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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