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Dawn Butler vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Jim Shannon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,325 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 995 different votes 1,325 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
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 63% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 15 No
Housing 46% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 43% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 42% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 168 shared votes
59 Aye 109 No
124 Aye 70 No
Tax 12% aligned 194 shared votes
80 Aye 114 No
26 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
41 Aye 21 No
Education 18% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
64
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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