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Dawn Butler vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Robin Swann voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 234 different votes 309 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 59% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
64
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
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
172 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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