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Dawn Butler vs David Williams

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 Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and David Williams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 3 different votes 368 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
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
268
50.9% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.1% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 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
70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
63
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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