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Carolyn Harris vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,445 shared comparable votes.

1,440 same votes 5 different votes 1,445 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
131 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
131 Aye 77 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
64 Aye 75 No
32 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
131 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
131 Aye 77 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
64 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

75.1%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,805
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
1,035
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
770
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
83 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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