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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 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 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
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 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 349 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
222
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

117
+33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Appearances
41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
129
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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 71 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
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