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Lee Barron vs Peter Dowd

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

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
447
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
239
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
7
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4% below 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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