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Dawn Butler vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,373 shared comparable votes.

1,367 same votes 6 different votes 1,373 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
129 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
129 Aye 69 No
69 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
26 Aye 76 No
46 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
129 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
129 Aye 69 No
69 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
26 Aye 76 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API