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Feryal Clark vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Feryal Clark
Feryal Clark
Lab Enfield North
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Feryal Clark and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 714 shared comparable votes.

710 same votes 4 different votes 714 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
63 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
63 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
16 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
16 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 88% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
63 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
63 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
16 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
16 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

57.0%
15% below average
Rank 595 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
962
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
497
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
465
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
7
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
22
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,186,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£246,080
9% 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

Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
54 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Trade
38 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Benefits
46 of 68 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
120 of 178 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API