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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 4 different votes 312 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

72.3%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
456
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
237
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
219
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
161
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Energy
17 of 20 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API