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Chris Bryant vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 9 different votes 1,297 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
120 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
120 Aye 67 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 91% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
101 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
120 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
120 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,588
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
51
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
558
+404.9 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Contributions
39
-114.1 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 81 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
66 of 81 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 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
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 4 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API