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Bambos Charalambous vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,100 shared comparable votes.

1,097 same votes 3 different votes 1,100 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 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
111 Aye 71 No
84 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
84 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
111 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
111 Aye 71 No
84 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
84 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,517
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
861
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
656
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
21
-121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 596 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

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Housing
45 of 55 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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