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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 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,208 same votes 0 different votes 1,208 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 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
111 Aye 74 No
88 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
88 Aye 62 No
42 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
42 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
111 Aye 74 No
88 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
88 Aye 62 No
42 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
42 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

121
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
53
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
164
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
41
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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
164 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API