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Dr Rupa Huq vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

1,397 same votes 9 different votes 1,406 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
114 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
114 Aye 92 No
51 Aye 87 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
51 Aye 87 No
34 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
34 Aye 52 No
35 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 92% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
102 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
114 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
114 Aye 92 No
51 Aye 87 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
51 Aye 87 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 650
1,767
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,396 eligible divisions
966
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
55.8% of votes cast
801
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
732
44.2% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
37
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
3 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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 94 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
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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