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Gill German vs Peter Dowd

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


Voting alignment

Gill German and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 3 different votes 352 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
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
466
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
220
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
246
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
48
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Tax
95 of 121 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API