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Dawn Butler vs Sorcha Eastwood

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 Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Sorcha Eastwood voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 52 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 33 different votes 52 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
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
11.4%
61% below average
Rank 641 of 649
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
67
590 eligible divisions
843
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
42
62.7% of votes cast
682
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
25
37.3% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£177,849
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£177,849
21% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
3 of 14 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API