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Imran Hussain vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,384 same votes 8 different votes 1,392 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
130 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
130 Aye 72 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 31 shared votes
3 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 18 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
65 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 147 shared votes
65 Aye 82 No
32 Aye 50 No
Migration 99% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 650
1,740
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,396 eligible divisions
959
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
55.8% of votes cast
781
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
732
44.2% of votes cast
31
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
79
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
37
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
3 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

Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Migration
144 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
79 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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