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Dawn Butler vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 570 shared comparable votes.

550 same votes 20 different votes 570 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
23 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
23 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
23 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
47 Aye 16 No
Tax 90% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 96% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

64.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,492
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
834
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
658
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
55
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
172 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Transport
69 of 87 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Education
72 of 95 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 75 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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