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Dawn Butler vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and David Reed voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 226 different votes 244 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
843
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Appearances
120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
61
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Contributions
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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