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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 834 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 3 different votes 834 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
83 Aye 43 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
83 Aye 43 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

64.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 648
Participation
76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 648
1,492
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,594 eligible divisions
834
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
53.6 % of votes cast
658
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
46.4 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 648
55
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 648
Contributions
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 648

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
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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
69 of 87 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 75 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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