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Dawn Butler vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Andrew Western voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 512 shared comparable votes.

496 same votes 16 different votes 512 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
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
17 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
17 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
1,539
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
752
1,019 eligible divisions
850
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
48.9% of votes cast
689
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
384
51.1% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

63
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Appearances
53
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
68
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
317
+148.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Benefits
33 of 37 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API