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Dawn Butler vs Catherine Atkinson

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 Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 3 different votes 335 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 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
79.9%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
51.0% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
247
49.0% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0% 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
108
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
197
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Housing
28 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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