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George Freeman vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk
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Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

George Freeman and Peter Dowd voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,243 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,169 different votes 1,243 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
37 Aye 19 No
Transport 11% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
70 Aye 79 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 149 shared votes
92 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 29 No
Trade 6% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
46 Aye 34 No
Migration 5% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 18 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
3 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,746
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
852
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
894
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
27
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

11
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
20
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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

£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£287,402
27% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
17
5 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
185 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Energy
54 of 70 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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