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Dawn Butler vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,071 shared comparable votes.

851 same votes 220 different votes 1,071 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
90 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
90 Aye 61 No
11 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 59 No
Migration 99% aligned 83 shared votes
23 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 10 No
Education 28% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 45% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
5 Aye 31 No
94 Aye 46 No
Tax 54% aligned 140 shared votes
83 Aye 57 No
36 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 91 shared votes
40 Aye 51 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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