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Chris Bloore vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 0 different votes 301 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
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 650
413
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,349 eligible divisions
202
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
211
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API