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Janet Daby vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Janet Daby
Janet Daby
Lab Lewisham East
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Janet Daby and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,107 shared comparable votes.

1,104 same votes 3 different votes 1,107 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
93 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
93 Aye 59 No
53 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
53 Aye 74 No
47 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
36 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 91% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
93 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
93 Aye 59 No
53 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
53 Aye 74 No
47 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
36 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,440
1,936 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
768
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
672
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
8 years, 2 months
Since 14 Jun 2018
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
86
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,581,636
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£267,555
18% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
147 of 162 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 65 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
97 of 112 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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