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Dawn Butler vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Melanie Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 3 different votes 330 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
1,536
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
849
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
687
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% 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
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
73 of 98 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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 12 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API