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Matt Western vs Dawn Butler

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Dawn Butler voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,137 shared comparable votes.

1,120 same votes 17 different votes 1,137 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
108 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
51 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
26 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Benefits 93% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
108 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
51 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
26 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
63.8%
9% below average
Rank 528 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
55.2% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
687
44.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
107
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
73 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API