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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Dawn Butler

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Dawn Butler voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 233 different votes 285 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 38 No
Tax 4% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
841
55.5 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
673
44.5 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
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
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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