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Helen Grant vs Peter Dowd

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

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Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Peter Dowd voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,266 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,204 different votes 1,266 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
12 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 166 shared votes
102 Aye 64 No
6 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
47 Aye 35 No
Migration 5% aligned 82 shared votes
31 Aye 51 No
16 Aye 27 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 120 No
Tax 1% aligned 191 shared votes
119 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
826
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
925
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% 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

16
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
9
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
59 of 71 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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 Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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