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Dawn Butler vs Kirsteen Sullivan

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 Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Kirsteen Sullivan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 1 different votes 320 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
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
843
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
53.3% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
197
46.7% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Appearances
77
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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