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Dr Andrew Murrison vs Peter Dowd

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

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Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dr Andrew Murrison and Peter Dowd voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,386 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,328 different votes 1,386 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
69 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
14 Aye 21 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
66 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
49 Aye 36 No
Migration 5% aligned 85 shared votes
34 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
10% above average
Rank 134 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,973
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
942
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
1,031
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

231
+147.3 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
273
+127.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£170,920
24% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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