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Claire Young vs Peter Dowd

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

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Claire Young
LD Thornbury and Yate
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Claire Young and Peter Dowd voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 242 different votes 289 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 44 No
Tax 4% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 649
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
420
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
221
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
199
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
148
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£203,164
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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