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Dawn Butler vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 740 shared comparable votes.

735 same votes 5 different votes 740 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
80 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
80 Aye 33 No
39 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
22 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 17 No
Benefits 92% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
80 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
80 Aye 33 No
39 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
22 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,687 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
4
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
58
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
4
-150.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API