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Graham Leadbitter vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Peter Dowd voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 111 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 72 different votes 111 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 72% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 15% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

27.8 %
45 % below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
160
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
85
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
29
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Tax
56 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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