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Ben Coleman vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 4 different votes 281 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
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
425
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
229
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
196
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API