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Dawn Butler vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 846 shared comparable votes.

843 same votes 3 different votes 846 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
83 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
83 Aye 46 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
24 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
83 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
83 Aye 46 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 81 shared votes
24 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.3 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.7 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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
172 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 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
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API