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Rachael Maskell vs Dawn Butler

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

Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central
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Photograph of Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Dawn Butler voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,443 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 13 different votes 1,443 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
127 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
127 Aye 75 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
27 Aye 77 No
46 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 20 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 19 No
Benefits 98% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
65 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No
127 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
127 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

84.1 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 648
Participation
64.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 648
1,945
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,312 eligible divisions
1,067
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
55.9 % of votes cast
878
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
658
44.1 % of votes cast
43
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

184
+123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 648
Appearances
47
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 648
225
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 648
Contributions
55
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Education
90 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
69 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#3
Education
72 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Transport
81 of 87 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
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
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
Aye
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
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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