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Dawn Butler vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,388 shared comparable votes.

1,369 same votes 19 different votes 1,388 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
123 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
123 Aye 70 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
67 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
67 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
28 Aye 75 No
44 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
123 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
123 Aye 70 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
67 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
67 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
Participation
78.9%
7% above average
Rank 224 of 650
1,526
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,890
2,396 eligible divisions
844
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.0% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
57
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
110
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 76 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API