Voting Record — MPs for Brent South

Dawn Butler

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Dawn Butler (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 9 votes out of 1060, 0.8% 1060 votes out of 1288, 82.3%
Mr Paul Boateng (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 571, 0.5% 571 votes out of 1246, 45.8%
Mr Paul Boateng (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 798, 0.1% 798 votes out of 1273, 62.7%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Dawn Butler MP
HouseDateSubjectDawn ButlerLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill (Extension of Carry-over) — political parties and elections Bill (programme) (NO.4) tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill (Extension of Carry-over) tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jun 2009Immediate General Election — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2009Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009 tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 May 2009Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009 tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2009Bill Presented — Clause 16 — Rates and rebates from September 2009 tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 2009Finance Bill — Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 May 2009Finance Bill — Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty tellnono Teller
Commons12 May 2009Finance Bill — Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty tellayeaye Teller
Commons11 Mar 2009Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) — Clause 2 — Levying authorities tellnono Teller
Commons11 Mar 2009Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) — New Clause 1 — Project Delivery Board tellnono Teller
Commons11 Mar 2009Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) — Business Rate Supplements Bill (Programme No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2009Prime Minister — Northern Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time) tellnono Teller
Commons10 Feb 2009Employment Opportunities — Banking Bill (Money) tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Feb 2009Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Parliamentary Standards (Constitutional Reform) tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2009Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jan 2009Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Savers tellnono Teller
Commons26 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules tellnono Teller
Commons26 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Safeguards for partial property transfers tellnono Teller
Commons25 Nov 2008Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 2) — Clause 1 — Jobholders tellnono Teller
Commons25 Nov 2008Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Nov 2008Points of Order — Defence and Security Procurement tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 20 — Terms and conditions tellnono Teller
Commons18 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 20 — Terms and conditions tellnono Teller
Commons29 Oct 2008Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order) tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Oct 2008Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Manchester City Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order) tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments) tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate tellayeaye Teller
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons27 Oct 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 23 — Financial penalty deposits: powers of vehicle examiners in Scotland tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Oct 2008Political Parties and Elections Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Oct 2008Political Parties and Elections Bill — to throw out — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jun 2008Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2007Orders of the Day — Sustainable Communities Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Oct 2006Points of Order — Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment) Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Mr Paul Boateng MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Paul BoatengLab VoteRôle
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Votes by Mr Paul Boateng MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Paul BoatengLab VoteRôle
Commons1 Nov 1999Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected minorityno Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
12% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
87% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
3% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
39% Asylum System - More strict
31% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
92% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
97% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
27% Delegate more powers to government ministers
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
52% Employment rights
21% Encourage and incentivise saving
36% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
30% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76% European Union Integration - For
0% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
50% Fixed Term Parliaments
74% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
95% Fully Elected House of Lords
73% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
64% Further devolution to Scotland
79% Further devolution to Wales
1% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
79% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
38% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
82% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
75% HS2 - In Favour
84% Human Rights and Equality
95% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
41% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
35% Increase VAT
80% Inheritance Tax
5% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
50% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
83% Mass Retention of Communications Data
45% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
71% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
69% Nuclear power - For
77% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100% Post office - in favour of Government policy
0% Post office closures - against
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Privatise Royal Mail
50% Promote Occupational Pensions
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
38% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
77% Public Ownership of Railways
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
16% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
17% Reducing the number of MPs - for
61% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Regulate letting agent fees
0% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
33% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
19% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
8% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
50% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
74% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50% Right to strike
76% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
63% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Smoking ban - In favour
50% State control of bus services
80% Stop climate change
68% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
6% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
19% Tougher on illegal immigration
14% Trade Unions - Restrict
58% Transparency of Parliament
42% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
0% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
64% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
50% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
83% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

AgreementNameConstituencyParty
100.0% Gordon BrownKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLab
100.0% Ian McCartneyMakerfieldLab
99.8% Stuart BellMiddlesbroughLab
99.8% Bill RammellHarlowLab
99.8% Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab

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