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Jeremy Corbyn vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Jeremy Corbyn and Peter Dowd voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,076 same votes 103 different votes 1,179 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
99 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Housing 52% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 73% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 75% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 116 shared votes
48 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 12 No
Energy 89% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

62.3%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
69.0%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,478
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,372 eligible divisions
821
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
657
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

134
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
187
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Contributions
29
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£284,788
26% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
27
3 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

Migration
144 of 171 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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