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Dan Carden vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,209 shared comparable votes.

1,208 same votes 1 different votes 1,209 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
128 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
128 Aye 67 No
91 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
41 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
41 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
26 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
128 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
128 Aye 67 No
91 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
91 Aye 60 No
41 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
41 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

69.0%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,483
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
816
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
667
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
Appearances
53
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
40
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Contributions
41
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
16
5 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

Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Trade
73 of 90 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API