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Alison Griffiths vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Peter Dowd voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 319 different votes 325 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
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.0%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
467
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
207
44.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
260
55.7% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

109
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
212
+47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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