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Joe Robertson vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Peter Dowd voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 293 different votes 300 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
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
36 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,349 eligible divisions
189
44.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
233
55.2 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

139
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
38
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
226
+100.0 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Contributions
26
-100.0 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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