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Dawn Butler vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Ben Coleman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 3 different votes 310 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
53.9% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.1% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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