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David Mundell vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Peter Dowd voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,080 different votes 1,142 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
67 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
8 Aye 20 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 32 No
Education 7% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 34 No
Migration 6% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
201 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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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