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Jodie Gosling vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Jodie Gosling
Jodie Gosling
Lab Nuneaton
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Jodie Gosling and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 2 different votes 339 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
219
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
241
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,921
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£192,921
15% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Tax
102 of 121 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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