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Alex Sobel vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,184 shared comparable votes.

1,184 same votes 0 different votes 1,184 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
111 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
111 Aye 73 No
87 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
87 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
41 Aye 63 No
35 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
111 Aye 73 No
87 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
87 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
41 Aye 63 No
35 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,520
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
824
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
696
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
135
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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