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Gregory Stafford vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Peter Dowd voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 258 different votes 264 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
2 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 448 of 650
428
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,350 eligible divisions
198
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
230
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
717
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

122
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
228
+100.4 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Contributions
27
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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

Tax
100 of 111 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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