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Darren Jones vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

1,115 same votes 5 different votes 1,120 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
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
88 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
88 Aye 62 No
45 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
45 Aye 55 No
36 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
36 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Benefits 91% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
88 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
88 Aye 62 No
45 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
45 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,383
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
763
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
620
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
597
+454.7 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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