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Barry Gardiner vs Peter Dowd
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Barry Gardiner and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,323 shared comparable votes.
1,321 same votes
2 different votes
1,323 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
67.3 %
5 % below average
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Debates
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
13
4 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API