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Dawn Butler vs Ian Roome

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 Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Ian Roome voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 178 different votes 221 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 26% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 9% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
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
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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