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Dame Karen Bradley vs Peter Dowd

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

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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Peter Dowd voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,163 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,109 different votes 1,163 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
38 Aye 15 No
Migration 8% aligned 53 shared votes
13 Aye 40 No
60 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 158 shared votes
102 Aye 56 No
15 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
33 Aye 24 No
Trade 4% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
744
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
848
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
11
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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