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Dawn Butler vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,291 shared comparable votes.

1,277 same votes 14 different votes 1,291 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
120 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
120 Aye 68 No
47 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
47 Aye 59 No
18 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
18 Aye 65 No
28 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 153 shared votes
98 Aye 55 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 97% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
120 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
120 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

63.8%
9% below average
Rank 528 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
941
55.3% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
760
44.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

59
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
74
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
57
-96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
78
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
75 of 81 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Transport
81 of 95 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API