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Jess Phillips vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,328 shared comparable votes.

1,324 same votes 4 different votes 1,328 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
115 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
115 Aye 69 No
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
60 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
60 Aye 86 No
36 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
36 Aye 50 No
32 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
115 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
115 Aye 69 No
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
60 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
60 Aye 86 No
36 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
36 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,667
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
954
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
713
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
218
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
10
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Transport
75 of 96 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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