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Dawn Butler vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 981 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 759 different votes 981 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
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 61% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 37% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 42 No
Migration 34% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 11 No
Energy 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
98 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 159 shared votes
56 Aye 103 No
97 Aye 55 No
Tax 14% aligned 152 shared votes
66 Aye 86 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
841
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
673
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
23
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
64
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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