How Dawn Butler voted on Social Issues #

• Consistently voted for equal gay rights Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2008
• Consistently voted for smoking bans Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2006
• Consistently voted for laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

How Dawn Butler voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Consistently voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2015
• Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 1 vote for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2006–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 39 votes for, 7 votes against, 21 absences, between 2006–2017
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on strengthening the Military Covenant. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted for a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2016–2017
• Generally voted for UK membership of the EU Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 8 absences, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2015

How Dawn Butler voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 19 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Almost always voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2008–2015
• Generally voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2017
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2017
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions
• Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions
• Generally voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2015
• Almost always voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 1 vote for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2017
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on reducing capital gains tax. Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Business and the Economy #

• Almost always voted against reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2016–2017
• Has never voted on stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets
• Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Health #

• Consistently voted for smoking bans Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2006
• Consistently voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

How Dawn Butler voted on Education #

• Generally voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2006
• Consistently voted against academy schools Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on university tuition fees. Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2017

How Dawn Butler voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2007–2009
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016
• Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2007–2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted for transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2016–2017
• Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 6 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, in 2015
• Generally voted for more powers for local councils Show votes 7 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2015
• Generally voted for a lower voting age Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Home Affairs #

• Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system Show votes 4 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2005–2016
• Consistently voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2008–2009
• Consistently voted for introducing ID cards Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2005–2006
• Generally voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2009–2016
• Consistently voted against stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2016
• Consistently voted against merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Environmental Issues #

• Generally voted for measures to prevent climate change Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2017
• Consistently voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015
• Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Transport #

• Has never voted on greater public control of bus services
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Dawn Butler’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2017
• Generally voted for a publicly owned railway system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Housing #

• Consistently voted against phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2015–2016

How Dawn Butler voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Consistently voted against greater regulation of gambling Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2005–2008
• Consistently voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 22 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2005–2010
• Consistently voted against the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2009
• Has never voted on requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases

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