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Dawn Butler vs Martin McCluskey

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 Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Martin McCluskey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 3 different votes 303 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 650
Participation
78.0%
6% above average
Rank 246 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
49.8% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
247
50.2% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£140,697
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£140,697
38% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Tax
109 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
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 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API