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Greg Smith vs Peter Dowd

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

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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Peter Dowd voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 932 different votes 956 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
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 22 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
53 Aye 95 No
Tax 2% aligned 148 shared votes
92 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
717
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
754
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

212
+129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
252
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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