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James Murray vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

James Murray and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 946 shared comparable votes.

943 same votes 3 different votes 946 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
97 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
42 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
42 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 89% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
97 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
42 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
42 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
657
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
588
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

104
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
Appearances
53
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
766
+604.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
40
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API