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Chris Law vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Peter Dowd voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 894 shared comparable votes.

808 same votes 86 different votes 894 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
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 62 No
Tax 70% aligned 160 shared votes
106 Aye 54 No
9 Aye 13 No
Energy 73% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

51.1%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
1,229
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
678
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
551
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
1
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

62
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
51
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
66
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
38
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
8
4 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Trade
64 of 94 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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 Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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